śuṣkam - dry; paryuṣitam - stale; vā - or; api - although; nītam - brought; vā - or; dūra-deśataḥ - from a distant country; prāpti-mātreṇa - only with the receiving; bhoktavyam - to be eaten; na - not; atra - in this; kāla-vicāraṇā - consideration of time or place.

The Bhaṭṭācārya said, “ ‘One should eat the mahā-prasādam of the Lord immediately upon receiving it, even though it is dried up, stale or brought from a distant country. One should consider neither time nor place.