Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 4.88
Offer Food and Water After Rest
“After taking rest, the Deity must be awakened at the end of the day, and immediately some food and some water must be offered to Him.”
What the purport teaches
- After taking rest, the Deity must be awakened at the end of the day.
- Food and water must immediately be offered to Him.
- This end-of-day food offering is called vaikāli-bhoga.
Try this today
Write down the sequence today: awaken the Deity after rest, then immediately offer food and water.
Ask yourself
What does the immediate offering of food and water show about attentive Deity service?
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.