CC Madhya 4.117
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 117
- 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.