Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Sri Caitanya Caritamrita Madhya 15.6

'upala-bhoga' lagile kare bahire vijaya

haridasa mili' aise apana nilaya

SYNONYMS

upala-bhoga lagile -- when there is an offering of food known as upala-bhoga; kare bahire vijaya -- He remains outside; haridasa mili' -- meeting Haridasa Thakura; aise -- comes back; apana nilaya -- to His residence.

TRANSLATION

After visiting the temple, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would remain outside during the upala-bhoga offering. He would then go meet Haridasa Thakura and return to His residence.

PURPORT

At noon, when there was an upala-bhoga offering in a place called bhoga-vardhana-khanda, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu would go outside the temple. Before going outside, He used to stand near the Garuda-stambha column and offer His obeisances and prayers. Afterwards, the Lord would visit Siddha-bakula, where Haridasa Thakura lived. After visiting with Haridasa Thakura, the Lord would return to His own place at the abode of Kasi Misra.

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