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ei mata bara-masa kirtana-avasane

amra-mahotsava prabhu kare dine dine

SYNONYMS

ei mata—in this way; bara-masa—for twelve months; kirtana—chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra; avasane—at the end; amra-maha-utsava—festival of eating mangoes; prabhu—the Lord; kare—performs; dine dine—every day.

In this way the Lord Performed sankirtana every day, and at the end of sankirtana there was a mango-eating festival every day for twelve months.

PURPORT

On principle, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu would distribute prasada at the end of kirtana performances.

Similarly, the members of the Krsna consciousness movement must distribute some prasada to the audience after performing kirtana.