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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.180

The Lunch Was Not Yet Prepared

“After bathing in the river Kṛtamālā, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to the brāhmaṇa’s house to take lunch, but He saw that the food was unprepared because the brāhmaṇa had not cooked it.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.180, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu bathed in the river Kṛtamālā.
  • After bathing, He went to the brāhmaṇa’s house to take lunch.
  • He saw that the food was unprepared because the brāhmaṇa had not cooked it.

Try this today

Reread the translation and recall its three events in order: bathing, arriving and finding the food unprepared.

Ask yourself

What did Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu find when He arrived for lunch?

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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