CC Madhya 6.226 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Madhya-līlā 6.225 - Madhya-līlā 6.227

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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—prasāda; drutam—hastily; śiṣṭaiḥ—by gentlemen; bhoktavyam—to be eaten; hariḥ—the Lord; abravīt—has said.

TRANSLATION

" 'The prasāda 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.