Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.64
Offering Incense, Lamps and Food
“After the bathing ceremony was finished, incense and lamps were burned and all kinds of food offered before the Deity. These foods included yogurt, milk and as many sweetmeats as were received.”
What the purport teaches
- After the bathing ceremony, incense and lamps were burned.
- All kinds of food were offered before the Deity.
- The offerings included yogurt, milk and as many sweetmeats as had been received.
Try this today
Make a short list of the offerings named in this verse: incense, lamps, yogurt, milk and sweetmeats.
Ask yourself
What strikes you about offering as many sweetmeats as were received?
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.