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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 9.284

Offer Food With Respect and Love

“The brāhmaṇa offered Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu food with great respect and love. After finishing His lunch, the Lord received auspicious news.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 9.284, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The brāhmaṇa offered food to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
  • He made this offering with great respect and love.
  • After finishing His lunch, the Lord received auspicious news.

Try this today

Serve someone food today with deliberate care and respect.

Ask yourself

What would make my hospitality more respectful and loving?

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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