120 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 15

TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahaprabhu then said, ‘‘Yes, you have spoken correctly. The
Sastras enjoin that the devotee can partake of everything left by Krsna.

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tvayopayukta-srag-gandha-
vaso ‘lankara-carcitah

ucchista-bhojino dasas
tava maya jayema hi

SYNONYMS

tvaya—by You; upayukta—used; srak—flower garlands; gandha—scented
substances like sandalwood pulp; vasah—garments; alankara—ornaments; car-
citah—being decorated with; ucchista—remnants of food; bhojinah—eating;
dasah—servants; tava—Your; maydm—illusory energy; jayema—can conquer
over; hi—certainly.

TRANSLATION

‘““‘My dear Lord, the garlands, scented substances, garments, ornaments
and other such things that have been offered to You may later be used by Your
servants. By partaking of these things and eating the remnants of food You
have left, we will be able to conquer the illusory energy.’ ”’

PURPORT

This is a quotation from $rimad-Bhagavatam (11.6.46). In the Hare Krsna move-
ment, the chanting of the Hare Krsna maha-mantra, the dancing in ecstasy and the
eating of the remnants of food offered to the Lord are very, very important. One
may be illiterate or incapable of understanding the philosophy, but if he partakes
of these three items, he will certainly be liberated without delay.

This verse was spoken by Uddhava to Lord Krsna. This was during the time
when the Uddhava-gita was spoken. At that time there was some disturbance in
Dvaraka, and Lord Krsna had to leave the material world and enter the spiritual
world. Uddhava could understand the situation, and he talked with the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. The verse quoted above is an excerpt from their conver-
sations. Sri Krsna’s pastimes in this material world are called prakata-lila
