CC Adi 17.88 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 88
- ei mata bāra-māsa kīrtana-avasāne
- āmra-mahotsava prabhu kare dine dine
SYNONYMS
ei mata—in this way; bāra-māsa—for twelve months; kīrtana—chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; avasāne—at the end; āmra-mahā-utsava—festival of eating mangoes; prabhu—the Lord; kare—performs; dine dine—every day.
TRANSLATION
In this way the Lord performed saṅkīrtana every day, and at the end of saṅkīrtana there was a mango-eating festival every day for twelve months.
PURPORT
On principle, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu would distribute prasādam at the end of kīrtana performances. Similarly, the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must distribute some prasādam to the audience after performing kīrtana.