Madhya-līlā

Chapter 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya

Verse 99 of 214
Cc Madhya 3.99

নিত্যানন্দ বলে,—এই কৃষ্ণের প্রসাদ ইহাকে ঽঝুঠাঽ কহিলে, তুমি কৈলে অপরাধ

नित्यानन्द बले,—एइ कृष्णेर प्रसाद इहाके ऽझुठाऽ कहिले, तुमि कैले अपराध

nityānanda bale,—ei kṛṣṇera prasāda ihāke 'jhuṭhā' kahile, tumi kaile aparādha

Synonyms

nityānanda baleLord Nityānanda said; eithis; kṛṣṇera prasādamahā-prasāda of Lord Kṛṣṇa; ihākeunto it; jhuṭhāremnants of foodstuff; kahileif You say; tumiYou; kailehave made; aparādhaoffense..

Translation

Nityānanda Prabhu replied: "These are the remnants of food left by Lord Kṛṣṇa. If You take them to be ordinary remnants, You have committed an offense."

Purport

In the Bṛhad-viṣṇu Purāṇa it is stated that one who considers mahā-prasāda to be equal to ordinary rice and dahl certainly commits a great offense. Ordinary edibles are touchable and untouchable, but there are no such dualistic considerations where prasāda is concerned. Prasāda is transcendental, and there are no transformations or contaminations, just as there are no contaminations or transformations in the body of Lord Viṣṇu Himself. Thus even if one is a brāhmaṇa he is certain to be attacked by leprosy and bereft of all family members if he makes such dualistic considerations. Such an offender goes to hell, never to return. This is the injunction of the Bṛhad-viṣṇu Purāṇa.

Verse 99 of 214
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