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CC Madhya 9.298

Bengali

রন্ধনে নিপুণা তাঁ-সম নাহি ত্রিভুবনে ।
পুত্রসম স্নেহ করেন সন্ন্যাসি-ভোজনে ॥ ২৯৮ ॥

Text

randhane nipuṇā tāṅ-sama nāhi tribhuvane
putra-sama sneha karena sannyāsi-bhojane

Synonyms

randhane — in cooking; nipuṇā — very expert; tāṅ-sama — like her; nāhi — there is none; tri-bhuvane — in the three worlds; putra-sama — like to her own sons; sneha karena — she was affectionate; sannyāsi-bhojane — in feeding the sannyāsīs.

Translation

He also remembered how Śrī Jagannātha Miśra’s wife, Śacīmātā, was expert in cooking. He recalled that she was very affectionate toward the sannyāsīs and fed them exactly like her own sons.