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Ecstatic Devotion Inspires Hospitality

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted and danced in various ways as usual. A brāhmaṇa, seeing Him in ecstatic love, was very pleased and invited the Lord to his home for lunch.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.283, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu chanted and danced in various ways, as usual.
  • A brāhmaṇa saw Him in ecstatic love and was very pleased.
  • The brāhmaṇa invited the Lord to his home for lunch.

Try this today

Offer someone a simple invitation to share a meal today.

Ask yourself

How does seeing another person’s devotion move me to offer kindness?

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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