32 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 17
bhattacarya paka kare vanya-vyafijana
vanya-vyafijane prabhura anandita mana
SYNONYMS
bhattacarya—Balabhadra Bhattacarya; paka kare—cooks; vanya-vyafijana—all
varieties of forest vegetables; vanya-vyafijane—by such forest vegetables;
prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; anandita mana—the mind is very happy.
TRANSLATION
Balabhadra Bhattacarya used to cook all kinds of vegetables gathered from
the forest, and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very pleased to accept these
preparations.
TEXTS 62-63
Qe-oifa facaa wa ices eels |
WA JD 4a, caricsa ASS Favs 11 ve i
SE CAS Ga SHOT Bea Ais |
HH-JCA GRA FCA, AD Ala ANF | VO |
dui-cari dinera anna rakhena samhati
yahan stinya vana, lokera nahika vasati
tahan sei anna bhattacarya kare paka
phala-mile vyafjana kare, vanya nana saka
SYNONYMS
dui-cari—two to four; dinera—of days; anna—food grains; rakhena—keeps;
samhati—in stock; yahari—wherever; sGnya vana—the solitary forest; lokera—of
people; nahika—there is not; vasati—habitation; tahari—there; sei—those;
anna—food grains; bhattacarya—Balabhadra Bhattacarya; kare paka—cooks;
phala-mdle—with roots and fruits; vyafijana kare—he prepares vegetables;
vanya—from the forest; nana s4ka—many kinds of spinach.
TRANSLATION
Balabhadra Bhattacarya used to keep a stock of food grains that would last
from two to four days. Where there were no people, he would cook the grains
and prepare vegetables, spinach, roots and fruits collected from the forest.
