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Honor Prasādam Without Hesitation

“ ‘The prasādam of Lord Kṛṣṇa is to be eaten by gentlemen as soon as it is received; there should be no hesitation. There are no regulative principles concerning time and place. This is the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 6.226, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Kṛṣṇa’s prasādam is to be eaten as soon as it is received, without hesitation.
  • There are no regulative principles concerning time and place for this. This is the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • The purport identifies these verses as quotations from the Padma Purāṇa.

Try this today

If you receive Lord Kṛṣṇa’s prasādam today, honor it without delaying because of time or place.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that this is the Lord’s order shape your response to prasādam?

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.

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