Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.70
Prepare Varied Foods With Available Ingredients
“The vegetable preparations were made from various kinds of spinach, roots and fruits collected from the forest, and someone made baḍā and baḍi by mashing dhal. In this way the brāhmaṇas prepared all kinds of food.”
What the purport teaches
- Various kinds of spinach, roots and fruits were collected from the forest for the vegetable preparations.
- Someone mashed dhal to make baḍā and baḍi.
- In this way, the brāhmaṇas prepared all kinds of food.
Try this today
Include one kind of spinach, root or fruit in a food preparation today.
Ask yourself
How could I use the ingredients available to me to prepare a varied 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.