12.55

balaka-kale prabhu tara ghare bara bara ya’na

dugdha, khanda modaka deya, prabhu taha kha’na

SYNONYMS

balaka-kale—when He was a boy; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; tara ghare—at his house; bara bara—again and again; ya’na—used to go; dugdha—milk; khanda—sweetmeats; modaka deya—the confectioner used to give; prabhu—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; taha—that; kha’na—used to eat.

When the Lord was a boy, He would visit the house of Paramesvara Modaka again and again.

The confectioner would supply the Lord milk and sweetmeats, and the Lord would eat them.