Madhya-līlāChapter 6: The Liberation of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 6.225

śuṣkaḿ paryuṣitaḿ vāpi

nītaḿ vā dūra-deśataḥ

prāpti-mātreṇa bhoktavyaḿ

nātra kāla-vicāraṇā

SYNONYMS

śuṣkam — dry; paryuṣitam — stale; — or; api — although; nītam — brought; — or; dūra-deśataḥ — from a distant country; prāpti-mātreṇa — only with the receiving; bhoktavyamto be eaten; na — not; atrain this; kāla-vicāraṇā — consideration of time or place.

TRANSLATION

The Bhaṭṭācārya said, "'One should eat the mahā-prasādam of the Lord immediately upon receiving it, even though it is dried up, stale or brought from a distant country. One should consider neither time nor place.

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