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Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[Antya-līlā, Ch. 11]
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was not accustomed to taking prasāda in small quantities. He therefore put on each plate what at least five men could eat.
TEXT 83
স্বরূপ কহে,—“প্রভু, বসি’ করহ দর্শন ।
আমি ইঁহা-সবা লঞ্চা করি পরিবেশন ॥ ৮৩ ॥
svarūpa kahe, —“ prabhu, vasi’ karaha darśana āmi iṅhā-sabā lañā kari pariveśana
SYNONYMS
svarūpa kahe —Svarūpa Dāmodara said;  prabhu —my Lord;  vasi’ —sitting down;  karaha darśana —watch;  āmi —I;  iṅhā-sabā lañā —with all these persons;  kari pariveśana —shall administer.
TRANSLATION
Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, “Please sit down and watch. With these men to help me, I shall distribute the prasāda.”
TEXT 84
স্বরূপ, জগদানন্দ, কাশীশ্বর, শঙ্কর ।
চারিজন পরিবেশন করে নিরন্তর ॥ ৮৪ ॥
svarūpa, jagadānanda, kāśīśvara, śaṅkara cāri-jana pariveśana kare nirantara
SYNONYMS
svarūpa —Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī;  jagadānanda —Jagadānanda Paṇḍita;  kāśīśvara —Kāśīśvara;  śaṅkara —Śaṅkara;  cāri-jana —four men;  pariveśana kare —administer;  nirantara —continuously.
TRANSLATION
The four men—Svarūpa, Jagadānanda, Kāśīśvara and Śaṅkara—distributed the prasāda continuously.