314 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 11

sabdare vasdild prabhu yogya krama kari’
sri-haste parivesana kaila gaurahari

SYNONYMS

sabare—all the devotees; vasaili—made to sit; prabhu—Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; yogya—befitting; krama—in order, one after another; kari’—set-
ting; sri-haste—by His own transcendental hand; parivesana—distribution;
kaila—did; gaurahari—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

TRANSLATION

One after the other, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu made all the devotees sit in
their proper places. He then began to distribute prasada with His own tran-
scendental hand.

TEXT 200

Se Ba Ae VA MCS SSA ITS |
GE-fSCAA GA CHA OB OF ATS ll Vee I

alpa anna nahi dise dite prabhura hate
dui-tinera anna dena eka eka pate

SYNONYMS

alpa anna—a small quantity of prasdda; nahi—does not; dise—come; dite—to
give; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; hate—in the hand; dui—two;
tinera—or of three; anna—food; dena—He delivers; eka eka pate—on each and
every plantain leaf.

TRANSLATION

All the devotees were served prasada on plantain leaves, and Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu distributed on each leaf a quantity suitable for two or three men
to eat, for His hand could not distribute less than that.

TEXT 201

AZ al NSH CFR al BA CSA |
Be-acw af’ acs We SSA | Qo5 hi

prabhu nd khdile keha na kare bhojana
ardhva-haste vasi’ rahe sarva bhakta-gana
