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SRI GAUDIYA GITANJALI : SRI ARATI GITI
eka-dina nilachale, prasada-sevana-kale,
mahaprabhu sri-krsna-chaitanya
balilena bhakta-gane, ‘khecharanna suddha mane,
seva kari’ hao aja dhanya [1]
One day in Nilachal, when Mahaprabhu Sri Krishna Chaitanya was honouring
prasad, He told devotees, ‘Serve this khichudi with a pure mind
and feel blessed today.
khecharanna pithapana, apurva prasada nana,
jagannatha dila toma sabe
akantha bhojana kari’, bala mukhe hari hari,
avidya-durita nahi rabe [2]
‘Jagannath has given you all this wondrous prasad (khichudi,
sweets, etc.). Eat up to your neck and chant the Lord’s Names. All your sins
and ignorance will go away.
jagannatha-prasadanna, virinchi sambura manya,
khaile prema haibe udaya
emana durlabha dhana, paiyachha sarva-jana,
jaya jaya jagannatha jaya’ [3]
‘Even Lord Brahma the Creator and Lord Sambhu the Annihilator revere food
remnants of Lord Jagannath. If you eat His prasad, divine love will
arise in you. Everybody has got such a rare wealth. Glory, glory to
Jagannath! Glory to Jagannath!’
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