ei mata bÄra-mÄsa kÄ«rtana-avasÄne
Ämra-mahotsava prabhu kare dine dine

 ei mata - in this way; bÄra-mÄsa - for twelve months; kÄ«rtana - chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra; avasÄne - at the end; Ämra-mahÄ-utsava - festival of eating mangoes; prabhu - the Lord; kare - performs; dine dine - every day.


Text

In this way the Lord performed saṅkīrtana every day, and at the end of saṅkīrtana there was a mango-eating festival every day for twelve months.

Purport

On principle, Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu would distribute prasÄdam at the end of kÄ«rtana performances. Similarly, the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement must distribute some prasÄdam to the audience after performing kÄ«rtana.