Ādi-līlā

Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Sub-branches of the Caitanya Tree

Verse 71 of 158
Cc Ādi 10.71

এই দুইঘরে প্রভু একাদশী দিনে বিষ্ণুর নৈবেদ্য মাগিঽ খাইল আপনে

एइ दुइघरे प्रभु एकादशी दिने विष्णुर नैवेद्य मागिऽ खाइल आपने

ei dui-ghare prabhu ekādaśī dine viṣṇura naivedya māgi' khāila āpane

Synonyms

ei dui-gharein these two houses; prabhuthe Lord; ekādaśī dineon the Ekādaśī day; viṣṇuraof Lord Viṣṇu; naivedyafoodstuffs offered to Lord Viṣṇu; māgi'begging; khāilaate; āpanepersonally..

Translation

In their two houses Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu begged foodstuffs on the Ekādaśī day and ate them personally.

Purport

The injunction to fast on Ekādaśī is especially meant for devotees; on Ekādaśī there are no restrictions regarding foodstuffs that may be offered to the Lord. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took the foodstuffs of Lord Viṣṇu in His ecstasy as viṣṇu-tattva.

Verse 71 of 158
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