CC Madhya 12.167

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 12: The Cleansing of the Guṇḍicā Temple

CC Madhya 12.166

CC Madhya 12.168

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 167

prabhu kahe,—more deha’ lāphrā-vyañjane
piṭhā-pānā, amṛta-guṭikā deha’ bhakta-gaṇe

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—the Lord said; more—unto Me; deha’—give; lāphrā-vyañjane—ordinary vegetable; piṭhā-pānā—cakes and sweet rice; amṛta-guṭikā—and the preparation named amṛta-guṭikā; deha’—deliver; bhakta-gaṇe—to the devotees.

TRANSLATION

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “You can give Me the ordinary vegetable known as lāphrā-vyañjana, and you may deliver to all the devotees better preparations like cakes, sweet rice and amṛta-guṭikā.”

PURPORT

Lāphrā-vyañjana is a combination of several green vegetables all mixed together. It is often mixed with rice and delivered to poor men. Amṛta-guṭikā is a preparation of thick purī mixed with condensed milk. It is also known as amṛta-rasāvalī.