Madhya 4.208

TEXT 208

TEXT

গোপীনাথ-রূপে যদি করিয়াছেন ভোজন ।
ভক্তি দেখাইতে কৈল প্রসাদ ভক্ষণ ॥ ২০৮ ॥

gopinatha-rupe yadi kariyachena bhojana

bhakti dekhaite kaila prasada bhaksana

SYNONYMS

gopinatha-rupe-in His arca incarnation as Gopinatha; yadi-although; kariyachena-has done; bhojana-eating; bhakti-devotional service; dekhaite-to exhibit; kaila-did; prasada bhaksana-eating.

TRANSLATION

Being identical with the Gopinatha Deity, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu had already tasted and eaten the pots of sweet rice. Yet just to manifest devotional service, He again ate the pots of sweet rice as a devotee.

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