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Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth

Verse 88 of 330
Cc Ādi 17.88

এই মত বারমাস কীর্তনঅবসানে আম্রমহোত্সব প্রভু করে দিনে দিনে

एइ मत बारमास कीर्तनअवसाने आम्रमहोत्सव प्रभु करे दिने दिने

ei mata bāra-māsa kīrtana-avasāne āmra-mahotsava prabhu kare dine dine

Synonyms

ei mata—in this way; bāra-māsa—for twelve months; kīrtana—chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; avasāne—at the end; āmra-mahotsava—festival of eating mangos; prabhu—the Lord; kare—performs; dine dine—every day..

Translation

In this way the Lord performed saṅkīrtana every day, and at the end of saṅkīrtana there was a mango-eating festival every day for twelve months.

Purport

On principle, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu would distribute prasāda at the end of kīrtana performances. Similarly, the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must distribute some prasāda to the audience after performing kīrtana.

Verse 88 of 330