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CC Madhya 6.225

Bengali

শুষ্কং পর্যুষিতং বাপি নীতং বা দূরদেশতঃ ।
প্রাপ্তিমাত্রেণ ভোক্তব্যং নাত্র কালবিচারণা ॥ ২২৫ ॥

Text

śuṣkaṁ paryuṣitaṁ vāpi
nītaṁ vā dūra-deśataḥ
prāpti-mātreṇa bhoktavyaṁ
nātra kāla-vicāraṇā

Synonyms

śuṣkam — dry; paryuṣitam — stale; — or; api — although; nītam — brought; — or; dūra-deśataḥ — from a distant country; prāpti-mātreṇa — only with the receiving; bhoktavyam — to be eaten; na — not; atra — in this; kāla-vicāraṇā — consideration of time or place.

Translation

The Bhaṭṭācārya said, “ ‘One should eat the mahā-prasādam of the Lord immediately upon receiving it, even though it is dried up, stale or brought from a distant country. One should consider neither time nor place.