CC Madhya 6.226

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 226

na deśa-niyamas tatra

na kāla-niyamas tathā

prāptam annaṁ drutaṁ śiṣṭair

bhoktavyaṁ harir abravīt

SYNONYMS

na—not; deśa—of the country; niyamaḥ—regulation; tatra—in that; na—not; kāla—of time; niyamaḥ—regulation; tathā—so also; prāptam—received; annam—prasādam; drutam—hastily; śiṣṭaiḥ—by gentlemen; bhoktavyam—to be eaten; hariḥ—the Lord; A dadvedataabravīt—has said.

TRANSLATION

“‘The prasādam of Lord Kṛṣṇa is to be eaten by gentlemen as soon as it is received; there should be no hesitation. There are no regulative principles concerning time and place. This is the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.’”

PURPORT

These verses are quoted from the Padma Purāṇa.