318 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 11
svarupa gosahi, damodara, jagadananda
vaisnavere parivese tina jane —dnanda
SYNONYMS
svaripa gosahi—Svaripa Gosafii; damodara—Damodara; jagadénanda—
Jagadananda; vaisnavere parivese—distributed to the Vaisnavas; tina jane—the
three persons; dnanda—very jubilant.
TRANSLATION
Then Svaripa Damodara Gosvami, Damodara Pandita and Jagadananda all
began to distribute prasada to the devotees with great pleasure.
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nana pithd-pand khaya akantha puriya
madhye madhye ‘hari’ kahe anandita hand
SYNONYMS
nana—various; pitha-pand—cakes and sweet rice; khaya—eat; dkantha
puriya—filling up to the throat; madhye madhye—occasionally; hari—the holy
name of Krsna; kahe—they speak; anandita hafid—in great jubilation.
TRANSLATION
They ate all kinds of cakes and sweet rice, filling themselves up to their
throats, and at intervals they vibrated the holy name of the Lord in great
jubilation.
PURPORT
It is the practice of Vaisnavas while taking prasdda to chant the holy name of
Lord Hari at intervals and also sing various songs, such as Sarira avidyd-jala. Those
who are honoring prasada, accepting the remnants of food offered to the Deity,
must always remember that prasada is not ordinary food. Prasdda is transcenden-
tal. We are therefore reminded:
mahd-prasdde govinde
nadma-brahmani vaisnave
svalpa-punya-vataém rajan
visvaso naiva jayate
