Ādi-līlā

Chapter 14: Lord Caitanya's Childhood Pastimes

Verse 20 of 97
Cc Ādi 14.20

শুনিঽ শচীমিশ্রের মনে আনন্দ বাডিল ব্রাহ্মণব্রাহ্মণী আনিঽ মহোত্সব কৈল

शुनिऽ शचीमिश्रेर मने आनन्द बाडिल ब्राह्मणब्राह्मणी आनिऽ महोत्सव कैल

śuni' śacī-miśrera mane ānanda bāḍila brāhmaṇa-brāhmaṇī āni' mahotsava kaila

Synonyms

śuni'hearing this; śacīof mother Śacī; miśreraand of Jagannātha Miśra; manewithin the minds; ānandapleasure; bāḍilaincreased; brāhmaṇathe brāhmaṇas; brāhmaṇīand their wives; āni'inviting them; mahotsavaa festival; kailaobserved..

Translation

After hearing Nīlāmbara Cakravartī's prediction, Śacīmātā and Jagannātha Miśra observed the name-giving festival in great joy, inviting all the brāhmaṇas and their wives.

Purport

It is the Vedic system to observe all kinds of festivals, including birthday festivals, marriage festivals, name-giving festivals and festivals marking the beginning of education, by especially inviting brāhmaṇas. In every festival the brāhmaṇas are to be fed first, and when the brāhmaṇas are pleased they bless the festival by chanting Vedic mantras or the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

Verse 20 of 97
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