Ādi-līlā

Chapter 14: Lord Caitanya's Childhood Pastimes

Verse 73 of 97
Cc Ādi 14.73

উচ্ছিষ্টগর্তে ত্যক্তহাণ্ডীর উপর বসিযাছেন সুখে প্রভু দেববিশ্বম্ভর

उच्छिष्टगर्ते त्यक्तहाण्डीर उपर बसियाछेन सुखे प्रभु देवविश्वम्भर

ucchiṣṭa-garte tyakta-hāṇḍīra upara basiyāchena sukhe prabhu deva-viśvambhara

Synonyms

ucchiṣṭa-gartein the pit where the remnants of foodstuffs were thrown; tyaktarejected; hāṇḍīrapots; uparaupon; basiyāchenasat down; sukhevery pleasingly; prabhuthe Lord; devathe Supreme God; viśvambharathe maintainer of the universe..

Translation

Although He is the maintainer of the entire universe, once the Lord sat upon some rejected pots, in the pit where the remnants of foodstuffs were thrown, after they had been used for cooking.

Purport

Formerly it was the custom of brāhmaṇas to worship Lord Viṣṇu daily at home and cook food in new pots. This system is still going on in Jagannātha Purī. The foodstuffs would be cooked in earthen pots, all fresh and new, and after cooking, the pots would be thrown away. By the side of the house there was generally a big pit where such pots were thrown. Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu sat down on the pots very pleasingly, just to give His mother a lesson.

Verse 73 of 97
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