CC Adi 10.71 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 10: The Trunk, Branches and Subbranches of the Caitanya Tree
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 71
- ei dui-ghare prabhu ekādaśī dine
- viṣṇura naivedya māgi’ khāila āpane
SYNONYMS
ei dui-ghare — in these two houses; prabhu — the Lord; ekādaśī dine — on the Ekādaśī day; viṣṇura — of Lord Viṣṇu; naivedya — food offered to Lord Viṣṇu; māgi’ — begging; khāila — ate; āpane — personally.
TRANSLATION
In their two houses Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu begged food on the Ekādaśī day and personally ate it.
PURPORT
The injunction to fast on Ekādaśī is especially meant for devotees; on Ekādaśī there are no restrictions regarding food that may be offered to the Lord. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took the food of Lord Viṣṇu in His ecstasy as viṣṇu-tattva.