CC Madhya 4.117 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Puri's Devotional Service

Madhya-līlā 4.116 - Madhya-līlā 4.118

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 117

sandhyāya bhoga lāge kṣīra—‘amṛta-keli’-nāma

dvādaśa mṛt-pātre bhari’ amṛta-samāna

SYNONYMS

sandhyāya—in the evening; bhoga—foods; lāge—they offer; kṣīra—sweet rice; amṛta-keli-nāma—named amṛta-keli; dvādaśa—twelve; mṛt-pātre—earthen pots; bhari’—filling; amṛta-samāna—just like nectar.

TRANSLATION

The brāhmaṇa priest said, “In the evening the Deity is offered sweet rice in twelve earthen pots. Because the taste is as good as nectar [amṛta], it is named amṛta-keli.

Madhya-līlā 4.116 - Madhya-līlā 4.118