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ර්‍රා  Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-lilā, Ch. 4]
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.
TEXT 11B
‘গোপীনাথের ক্ষীর’ বলি’ প্রসিদ্ধ নাম যার। পৃথিবীতে ঐছে ভোগ কাহাঁ। নাছি আর ॥ ১১৮ ॥
‘gopīnāthera kṣīra’ bali’ prasiddha nāma yāra pṛthivīte aiche bhoga kāhāṅ nāhi āra
SYNONYMS
gopīnāthera   kṣīra —the sweet rice offered to Gopīnātha;  bali' —as;  prasiddha —celebrated;  nāma —the name;  yāra —of which;  pṛthivīte —throughout the whole world;  aiche —such;  bhoga —food;  kāhāṅ —anywhere;  nāhi —not;  āra —else.
TRANSLATION
“This sweet rice is celebrated throughout the world as gopinātha-kṣīra. It is not offered anywhere else in the world.”
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হেনকালে সেই ভোগ ঠাকুরে লাগিল । শুনি’ পুরী-গোসাঞি কিছু মনে বিচারিল ॥ ১১৯ ॥
hena-kāle sei bhoga ṭhākure lāgila śuni’ purī-gosāñi kichu mane vicārila
SYNONYMS
hena-kāle —at this time;  sei bhoga —that wonderful food;  ṭhākure —in front of the Deity;  lāgila —was placed;  śuni' —hearing;  purī-gosāñi —Mādhavendra Purī;  kichu —something;  mane —within the mind;  vicārila —considered.
TRANSLATION
While Mādhavendra Purī was talking with the brāhmaṇa priest, the sweet rice was placed before the Deity as an offering. Hearing this, Mādhavendra Purī thought as follows.