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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 113

īśvarera parokṣa ājñā—kṣaura, upoṣaṇa
prabhura sākṣāt ājñā—prasāda-bhojana

SYNONYMS

īśvarera—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parokṣa—indirect; ājñā—order; kṣaura—shaving; upoṣaṇa—fasting; prabhura—of the Lord; sākṣāt—direct; ājñā—order; prasāda-bhojana—to take the prasādam.

TRANSLATION

“The scriptural injunctions for shaving and fasting are indirect orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, when there is a direct order from the Lord to take prasādam, naturally the devotees take prasādam as their first duty.