CC Madhya 11.113 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 11: The Beḍā-kīrtana Pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 113
- īśvarera parokṣa ājñā-kṣaura, upoṣaṇa
- prabhura sākṣāt ājñā-prasāda-bhojana
SYNONYMS
īśvarera—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parokṣa—indirect; ājñā—order; kṣaura—shaving; upoṣaṇa—fasting; prabhura—of the Lord; sākṣāt—direct; ājñā—order; prasāda-bhojana—to take the prasāda.
TRANSLATION
"The scriptural injunctions for shaving and fasting are indirect orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, when there is a direct order from the Lord to take prasāda, naturally the devotees take prasāda as their first duty.