10.17

’sukuta’ bali’ avajna na kariha citte

sukutaya ye sukha prabhura, taha nahe pancamrte

SYNONYMS

sukuta—sukuta; bali’-because; avajna—neglect; na kariha—do not make; citte—within the mind; sukutaya—from sukuta; ye—which; sukha—happiness; prabhura—of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; taha—that; nahe—is not; pancamrte—in pancamrta.

Do not neglect sukuta because it is a bitter preparation.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu derived more happiness from eating this sukuta than from drinking pancamrta (a preparation of milk, sugar, ghee, honey and curd).