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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 4.117",
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  "label":"Text 117",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 4.117",
  "description":"The brāhmaṇa priest said, \"In the evening the Deity is offered sweet rice in twelve earthen pots. Because the taste is as good as nectar [amṛta], it is named amṛta-keli."

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Cc. Madhya 4.117

Text

sandhyāya bhoga lāge kṣīra—'amṛta-keli'-nāma
dvādaśa mṛt-pātre bhari' amṛta-samāna

Synonyms

sandhyāya—in the evening; bhoga—foods; lāge—they offer; kṣīra—sweet rice; amṛta-keli-nāma—named amṛta-keli; dvādaśa—twelve; mṛt-pātre—earthen pots; bhari'—filling; amṛta-samāna—just like nectar.

Translation

The brāhmaṇa priest said, “In the evening the Deity is offered sweet rice in twelve earthen pots. Because the taste is as good as nectar [amṛta], it is named amṛta-keli.