Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 3.93
Nityānanda Prabhu’s Playful Words
“Again Nityānanda Prabhu jokingly said, “My belly is not yet filled up. Please take away Your food. I have not taken the least of it.””
What the purport teaches
- Nityānanda Prabhu again spoke jokingly.
- He said that His belly was not yet filled.
- He asked that the food be taken away, saying He had not taken the least of it.
Try this today
Reread His words once, remembering that the translation explicitly calls them a joke.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that Nityānanda Prabhu was joking change your understanding of His words?
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.