Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.43
Requesting a Simple Vegetable Preparation
“While Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya personally distributed the prasādam, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested him, “Please give Me only boiled vegetables.”
What the purport teaches
- Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya personally distributed the prasādam, and Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested only boiled vegetables.
- Lāphrā-vyañjana is a preparation in which many vegetables are boiled together.
- A cheṅkā is then added, consisting of spices like cumin, black pepper and mustard seed.
Try this today
Help prepare a simple dish of vegetables boiled together today.
Ask yourself
Can I be content with a simple vegetable preparation?
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.