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  "name":"Cc. Ādi 10.71",
  "h1":"Cc. Ādi 10.71",
  "label":"Text 71",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 10.71",
  "description":"In their two houses Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu begged food on the Ekādaśī day and personally ate it."

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Cc. Ādi 10.71

Text

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.