48 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 16

TRANSLATION

The Lord said again and again, ‘‘Only by great fortune may one come by a
particle of the remnants of food offered to the Lord.’’ The servants of the
Jagannatha temple inquired, ‘‘What is the meaning of this?’

PURPORT

The remnants of Krsna’s food are mixed with His saliva. In the Mahabhdrata and
the Skanda Purana it is stated:

mahd-prasadde govinde
nadma-brahmani vaisnave

svalpa-punyavatam rajan
visvaso naiva jayate

“Persons who are not very highly elevated in pious activities cannot believe in the
remnants of food [prasada] of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nor in Govin-
da, the holy name of the Lord, nor in the Vaisnavas.”

TEXT 97
AY eR, “9B 6x fiver] SAraaNiys |
aaifa-gefe 8 farwca ‘oAS 1591

prabhu kahe, — “ei ye dila krsnadharamrta
brahmadi-durlabha ei nindaye ‘amrta’

SYNONYMS
prabhu kahe—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; ei—this; ye—which; dila—you
have given; krsna—of Lord Krsna; adhara-amrta—nectar from the lips; brahmd-
adi—by the demigods, headed by Lord Brahma; durlabha—difficult to obtain;
ei—this; nindaye—defeats; amrta—nectar.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied, ‘These are remnants of food that Krsna
has eaten and thus turned to nectar with His lips. It surpasses heavenly nectar,
and even such demigods as Lord Brahma find it difficult to obtain.

TEXT 98

FCVA CA GS-CHlA, GLA “CHAN -ANT |
SIT OF HY AANA CHS SAAH i ov
