Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.88
A Meal Shared With Joking Conversation
“In this way, Nityānanda Prabhu and Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu ate and talked with Advaita Ācārya jokingly. After eating half of each vegetable preparation given to Him, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu abandoned it and went on to the next.”
What the purport teaches
- Nityānanda Prabhu and Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu eat while talking with Advaita Ācārya.
- Their conversation is explicitly described as joking.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu eats half of each vegetable preparation given to Him, then leaves it and moves to the next.
Try this today
Read the translation once more, paying attention to both the conversation and the sequence of eating.
Ask yourself
What does the joking conversation help me notice about this meal?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.