Madhya 4.117

TEXT 117

TEXT

সন্ধ্যায় ভোগ লাগে ক্ষীর - 'অমৃতকেলি'-নাম ।
দ্বাদশ মৃৎপাত্রে ভরি' অমৃত-সমান ॥ ১১৭ ॥

sandhyaya bhoga lage ksira-'amrta-keli'-nama

dvadasa mrt-patre bhari' amrta-samana

SYNONYMS

sandhyaya-in the evening; bhoga-foods; lage-they offer; ksira-sweet rice; amrta-keli-nama-named amrta-keli; dvadasa-twelve; mrt-patre-earthen pots; bhari'-filling; amrta-samana-just like nectar.

TRANSLATION

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

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