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CC Madhya 6.226 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 226

na deśa-niyamas tatra
na kāla-niyamas tathā
prāptam annaṁ drutaṁ śiṣṭair
bhoktavyaṁ harir abravīt


SYNONYMS

na—not; deśa—of the country; niyamaḥ—regulation; tatra—in that; na—not; kāla—of time; niyamaḥ—regulation; tathā—so also; prāptam—received; annam—prasāda; drutam—hastily; śiṣṭaiḥ—by gentlemen; bhoktavyam—to be eaten; hariḥ—the Lord; abravīt—has said.


TRANSLATION

" 'The prasāda of Lord Kṛṣṇa is to be eaten by gentlemen as soon as it is received; there should be no hesitation. There are no regulative principles concerning time and place. This is the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.' "


PURPORT

These verses are quoted from the Padma Purāṇa.