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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-lilā, Ch. 11]
SYNONYMS
eta bali' —saying this;  mahā-prasāda —to the  mahā-prasāda ;  karilā vandana —he offered respect;  eka rañca —one fractional part;  lañā —taking;  tāra karilā bhakṣaṇa —ate it.
TRANSLATION
Saying this, he offered prayers to the mahā-prasāda, took a little portion, and ate it.
PURPORT
Mahā-prasāda  is nondifferent from  Kṛṣṇa . Therefore, instead of eating  mahā-prasāda , one should honor it. It is said here,  karilā vandana , “he offered prayers.” When taking  mahā-prasāda , one should not consider the food ordinary preparations.  Prasāda  means favor. One should consider  mahā-prasāda  a favor of  Kṛṣṇa . As stated by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Thākura,  kṛṣṇa baḍa dayāmaya karibāre jihvā jaya svaprasāda-anna dilā bhāi .  Kṛṣṇa  is very kind. In this material world we are all very attached to tasting various types of food. Therefore,  Kṛṣṇa  eats many nice varieties of food and offers the food back to the devotees, so that not only are one's demands for various tastes satisfied, but by eating  prasāda  he makes advancement in spiritual life. Therefore, we should never consider ordinary food on an equal level with  mahā-prasāda .
TEXT 21
আর দিন মহাপ্রভু তাঁর ঠাঞি আইলা। 
    স্বস্ত্র হও, হরিদাস—বলি’ তাঁরে পুছিলা ॥ ২১ ॥
āra dina mahāprabhu tāṅra ṭhāñi āilā 
    sustha hao, haridāsa—bali' tāṅre puchilā
SYNONYMS
āra dina —the next day;  mahāprabhu —Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu;  tāṅra ṭhāñi —to his place;  āilā —came;  su-stha hao —are you all right;  'haridāsa —O Haridāsa;  bali' —saying;  tāṅre —unto him;  puchilā —inquired.
TRANSLATION
The next day, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu went to Haridāsa's place and inquired from him, “Haridāsa, are you well?”
TEXT 22
নমস্কার করি’ তেঁহো কৈলা নিবেদন। 
    শরীর স্বস্ত্র হয় মোর, অস্বস্ত্র বুদ্ধি-মন ॥ ২২ ॥