Text 109] The Lord Tastes Nectar 53

SYNONYMS

prasddera—of the prasada; saurabhya-madhurya—the sweetness and
fragrance; kari’ dsvaidana—tasting; alaukika—uncommon, asvade—by the taste;
sabdra—of everyone; vismita—struck with wonder; haila—became; mana—the
mind.
TRANSLATION

As they tasted the uncommon sweetness and fragrance of the prasada,
everyone’s mind was struck with wonder.

TEXTS 108-109

AS BLA, —“0E Ha BA ise’ Fas |

Ow, FFA, TAG, GAS, Tae, WAT sev |
AANA, OVSF-ALle AS Aa |

‘NSS ASI Wie AANA BSA | Sod tl

prabhu kahe, —“ei saba haya ‘prakrta’ dravya
aiksava, karptra, marica, eldica, lavanga, gavya

rasavasa, gudatvaka-ddi yata saba
‘prakrta’ vastura svada sabara anubhava

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said; ei—these; saba—all; haya—are;
prakrta—material; dravya—ingredients; aiksava—sugar; karpdra—camphor;
marica—black pepper; elaica—cardamom; lavariga—cloves; gavya—butter;
rasavasa—spices; gudatvaka—licorice; ddi—and so on; yata saba—each and
every one of them; prakrta—material; vastura—of ingredients; svada—taste;
sabdra—everyone’s; anubhava —experience.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu said, ‘These ingredients, such as sugar, camphor,
black pepper, cardamom, cloves, butter, spices and licorice, are all material.
Everyone has tasted these material substances before.

PURPORT

The word prakrta refers to things tasted for the sense gratification of the condi-
tioned soul. Such things are limited by the material laws. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
wanted to make the point that material things have already been experienced by
materially absorbed persons who are interested only in sense gratification.
