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mala parana prasada dila prabhura hate

asvada dure rahu, yara gandhe mana mate

SYNONYMS

mala parana—after garlanding; prasada—the remnants of Lord Jagannatha’s food; dila—delivered; prabhura hate—in the hand of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; asvada—tasting; dure rahu—what to speak of; yara—of which; gandhe—by the aroma; mana—mind; mate—becomes maddened.

The servants of Lord Jagannatha first garlanded Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and then offered Him Lord Jagannatha’s prasada.

The prasada was so nice that its aroma alone, to say nothing of its taste, would drive the mind mad.