PLATE FOUR

“After performing kirtana with His personal associates, Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu took prasada with all of them and then asked them to return
to their dwellings and take rest.” (pp.238)

The details of the Lord’s picnic (as given in Madhya-lila, Chapter 12,
verses 152-202) are as follows: “In the garden, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
sat down with the other devotees. Vaninatha Raya then came in and
brought all kinds of maha-prasada. Both Kasi Misra and Tulasi, the superin-
tendent of the Gundica temple, brought as much prasada as five hundred
men could eat. Seeing the large quantity of prasada, which consisted of
rice, cakes, sweet rice and a variety of vegetables, Sr Caitanya
Mahaprabhu was very satisfied. Since Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is
omniscient, He knew that type of preparation each person liked. He
therefore had Svaripa Damodara deliver these preparations to their full
satisfaction. There is no one within these three worlds—save for Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu—who is always so willing to increase the glories of
the devotees and give them satisfaction. Sri Advaita Acarya and Nitya-
nanda Prabhu sat side by side, and when prasada was being distributed,
They both engaged in a type of mock fighting.”
