CC Madhya 4.117

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Puri's Devotional Service

CC Madhya 4.116

CC Madhya 4.118

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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.