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Šrū Caitanya-caritāmrta
[[Madhva-lijā. Ch. 4]
sabe vasi’ krame krame bhojana karila brāhmana-brāhmanī-gane āge khāovāila
SYNONYMS
sabe —all;  vasi' —sitting;  krame krame —by and by;  bhojana karila —honored  prasāda  and ate it;  brāhmaṇa-brāhmaṇī-gaṇe —the  brāhmaṇas  and their wives;  āge —first;  khāoyāila —were fed.
TRANSLATION
All the people gathered there sat down to honor the prasāda, and by and by they took food. All the brāhmanas and their wives were fed first.
PURPORT
According to the  varṇāśrama  system, the  brāhmaṇas  are always honored first. Thus at the festival, the  brāhmaṇas  and their wives were first offered the remnants of food, and then the others ( kṣatriyas ,  vaiśyas  and  śūdras ). This has always been the system, and it is still prevalent in India, even though the caste  brāhmaṇas  are not qualified. The system is still current due to the  varṇāśrama  institutional rules and regulations.
TEXT 85
অন্য গ্রামের লোক যত দেখিতে আইল । গোপাল দেখিয়া সবে প্রসাদ খাইল ॥ ৮৫ ॥
anya grāmera loka yata dekhite āila gopāla dekhiyā saba prasāda khāila
SYNONYMS
anya —other;  grāmera —of the villages;  loka —people;  yata —all;  dekhite —to see;  āila —came;  gopāla —the Lord Gopāla;  dekhiyā —seeing;  saba —all;  prasāda —remnants of food;  khāila —partook.
TRANSLATION
Not only did the people of Govardhana village take prasāda, but also those who came from other villages. They also saw the Deity of Gopāla and were offered prasāda to eat.
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দেখিয়া পুরীর প্রভাব লোকে চমৎকার। পূর্ব অন্নকূট যেন ছৈল সাক্ষাৎকার ॥ ৮৬ ॥