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CC Madhya 4.208



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 208

gopīnātha-rūpe yadi kariyāchena bhojana
bhakti dekhāite kaila prasāda bhakṣaṇa


SYNONYMS

gopīnātha-rūpe — in His arcā incarnation as Gopīnātha; yadi — although; kariyāchena — has done; bhojana — eating; bhakti — devotional service; dekhāite — to exhibit; kaila — did; prasāda bhakṣaṇa — eating.


TRANSLATION

Being identical with the Gopīnātha Deity, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu had already tasted and eaten the pots of sweet rice. Yet just to manifest devotional service, He again ate the pots of sweet rice as a devotee.