Text 203] The Beda-kirtana Pastimes 315

SYNONYMS

prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; na khaile—without eating; keha—anyone;
naé—not; kare—does; bhojana—eating; Grdhva-haste—raising the hand; vasi’—
sitting; rahe—remain; sarva—all; bhakta-gana—devotees.

TRANSLATION

All the devotees kept their hands raised over the prasada distributed to
them, for they did not want to eat without seeing the Lord eat first.

TEXT 202

RRA-CHIM as HEL Caer faraway |
Gf ay aPC CFS Al FCA CSLHA Red

svaripa-gosani prabhuke kaila nivedana
tumi nd vasile keha nd kare bhojana

SYNONYMS

svartipa-gosani—Svarapa Damodara Gosafi; prabhuke—unto Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; kaila—did; nivedana—submission; tumi—You; nd vasile—if not sit-
ting; keha—anyone; na—not; kare—does; bhojana—eating.

TRANSLATION

Svaripa Damodara Gosvami then informed Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu:
“Unless You sit and take prasada, no one will accept it.

TEXT 203

COPN-ACH ACS AS Hai AlA ste] |
carats Sica sfaaice farsrge \ 20 1

tomd-sange rahe yata sannydsira gana
gopinathacarya tanre kariyache nimantrana

SYNONYMS
tomd-sange—along with You; rahe—remain; yata—as many as; sannydsira
gana—rank of sannydasis; gopinatha-dcarya—Gopinatha Acarya; tarire—all of
them; kariyache—has done; nimantrana—invitation.
