162 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 1
eta bali’ loke kari’ Subha-drsti dana
abhyantare geld, lokera pdrna haila kima
SYNONYMS
eta bali’—thus saying; loke—unto the people; kari’—doing; subha-drsti—
auspicious glance; ddna—charity; abhyantare—within the room; gela—
went; lokera—of all the people; puirna—fulfilled; haila—was; kéima—the
desire.
TRANSLATION
Thus speaking, the Lord entered His room after glancing auspiciously
upon the people out of charity. In this way the desires of the people were
completely fulfilled.
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raghunatha-dasa nityananda-pase gela
cida-dadhi-mahotsava tahani karila
SYNONYMS
raghunatha-dasa—of the name Raghunatha dasa; nityananda—Lord Nitya-
nanda; pase—near; gela—went; cida—chipped rice; dadhi—curd; mahot-
sava—festival; tahani—there; karili—performed.
TRANSLATION
At this time, Raghunatha dasa approached Sri Nityananda Prabhu and,
according to His order, prepared a feast and distributed prasida com-
posed of chipped rice and curd.
PURPORT
There is a special preparation in Bengal wherein chipped rice is mixed with
curd and sometimes with sandesa and mango. It is a very palatable food
offered to the Deity and then distributed to the public. Raghunatha dasa
Gosvami, who was a householder at this time, met Nityananda Prabhu. Ac-
cording to His advice, he executed this festival of dadhi-cidé-prasada.
