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hena-kale maha-kaya eka paksi aila

thonte kari’ anna-saha thali lana gela

SYNONYMS

hena-kale—at this time; maha-kaya—having a large body; eka—one; paksi—bird; aila—appeared there; thonte kari’-by the beak; anna-saha—with food; thali—the plate; lana—taking; gela—went away.

When the contaminated food was offered to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, a very large bird appeared on the spot, picked up the plate in its beak and flew away.