Madhya-līlā

Chapter 4: Śrī Mādhavendra Puri's Devotional Service

Verse 117 of 212
Cc Madhya 4.117

সন্ধ্যায ভোগ লাগে ক্ষীর—ঽঅমৃতকেলিঽনাম দ্বাদশ মৃত্পাত্রে ভরিঽ অমৃতসমান

सन्ध्याय भोग लागे क्षीर—ऽअमृतकेलिऽनाम द्वादश मृत्पात्रे भरिऽ अमृतसमान

sandhyāya bhoga lāge kṣīra—'amṛta-keli'-nāma dvādaśa mṛt-pātre bhari' amṛta-samāna

Synonyms

sandhyāyain the evening; bhogafoods; lāgethey offer; kṣīrasweet rice; amṛta-keli-nāmanamed amṛta-keli; dvādaśatwelve; mṛt-pātreearthen pots; bhari'filling; amṛta-samānajust like nectar..

Translation

The brāhmaṇa priest said: "In the evening the Deity is offered sweet rice in twelve earthen pots. Because the taste is as good as nectar [amṛta], it is named amṛta-keli.

Verse 117 of 212
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