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 |
TAAA, QVSS-SUNG As Aq |
‘QNSS’ 4Sq Ble AAA APSF Il Sod
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.
