CC Madhya 6.225 (1975)
TEXT 225
- śuṣkaṁ paryuṣitaṁ vāpi
- nītaṁ vā dūra-deśataḥ
- prāpti-mātreṇa bhoktavyaṁ
- nātra kāla-vicāraṇā
SYNONYMS
śuṣkam—dry; paryuṣitam—stale; vā—or; api—although; nītam—brought; vā—or; dūra-deśataḥ—from a distant country; prāpti-mātreṇa—only with the receiving; bhoktavyam—to be eaten; na—not; atra—in this; kāla-vicāraṇā—consideration of time or place.
TRANSLATION
The Bhaṭṭācārya said, " 'One should eat the mahā-prasāda of the Lord immediately upon receiving it, even though it is dried up, stale or brought from a distant country. One should consider neither time nor place.