Text 1101
The Advent of Lord Caitanya
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SYNONYMS
yautuka —presentation;  pāila —received;  yata —as much as;  ghare —in the house;  ırā —or;  āchila —there was;  kata —whatever;  saba dhana —all riches;  vipre —unto the  brāhmaṇas ;  dila —gave;  dāna —in charity;  yata —all;  nartaka —dancers;  gāyana —singers;  bhāṭa —blessers;  akiñcana jana —poor men;  dhana diyā —giving them riches;  kaila —did;  sabāra —everyone’s;  māna —honor.
TRANSLATION
Whatever riches Jagannātha Miśra collected in the form of gifts and presentations, and whatever he had in his house, he distributed among the brāhmaṇas, professional singers, dancers, bhāṭas and the poor. He honored them all by giving them riches in charity.
TEXT 11T0
শ্রীবাসের ব্রাহ্মণী,
śrīvāsera brāhmaṇi ,  nāma tāṅra  ‘mālinī’,  ācāryaratnera patnī-saṅge  sindūra, haridrā, taila, kha-i, kalā, nārikela, diyā pūje nārīgaṇa raṅge
SYNONYMS
śrīvāsera brāhmaṇī —the wife of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; nāma —name;  tāṅra —her;  mālinī —of the name Mālinī;  ācāryaratnera —of Candraśekhara (Ācāryaratna);  patnī —wife;  saṅge —along with;  sindūra —vermilion;  haridrā —turmeric; taila —oil; kha-i —fused rice;  kalā —banana;  nārikela —coconut;  diyā —giving;  pūje —worship;  nārī-gaṇa —ladies;  raṅge —in a happy mood.
TRANSLATION
The wife of Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura, whose name was Mālinī, accompanied by the wife of Candraśekhara [Ācāryaratna] and other ladies, came there in great happiness to worship the baby with paraphernalia such as vermilion, turmeric, oil, fused rice, bananas and coconuts.
PURPORT
Vermilion,  kha-i  (fused rice), bananas, coconuts and turmeric mixed with oil are all auspicious gifts for such a ceremony. As there is puffed rice, so there is another preparation of rice called  kha-i , or fused rice, which, along with bananas, is taken