CC Adi 17.83
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Ādi-līlā - Chapter 17: The Pastimes of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Youth
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 83
- rakta-pīta-varṇa,—nāhi aṣṭhi-valkala
- eka janera peṭa bhare khāile eka phala
SYNONYMS
rakta-pīta-varṇa — the mangoes were red and yellow in color; nāhi — there was none; aṣṭhi — seed; valkala — or skin; eka — one; janera — man’s; peṭa — belly; bhare — filled up; khāile — if he would eat; eka — one; phala — fruit.
TRANSLATION
The fruits were all red and yellow, with no seed inside and no skin outside, and eating one fruit would immediately fill a man’s belly.
PURPORT
In India a mango is considered best when it is red and yellow, its seed is very small, its skin is very thin, and it is so palatable that if a person eats one fruit he will be satisfied. The mango is considered the king of all fruits.