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battisa-athiya kalara angatiya pate
tina-mana tandulera ubharila bhate
SYNONYMS
battisa-athiya—named battisa-athiya; kalara—of the banana tree; angatiya—without being divided; pate—on a leaf; tina—three; mana—manas (a certain weight); tandulera—of rice; ubharila—poured; bhate—cooked rice.
First, three manas of cooked rice-almost six pounds-was poured on a big banana leaf.
PURPORT
This is the beginning of a description of the food prepared for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
This description is given by Kaviraja Gosvami, who, it is assumed, was an expert cook who knew both how to prepare and how to serve food.