Å›uá¹£kaá¹ paryuá¹£itaá¹ vÄpi
nÄ«taá¹ vÄ dÅ«ra-deÅ›ataḥ
prÄpti-mÄtreṇa bhoktavyaá¹
nÄtra kÄla-vicÄraṇÄ

 Å›uá¹£kam - dry; paryuá¹£itam - stale;  - or; api - although; nÄ«tam - brought;  - or; dÅ«ra-deÅ›ataḥ - from a distant country; prÄpti-mÄtreṇa - only with the receiving; bhoktavyam - to be eaten; na - not; atra - in this; kÄla-vicÄraá¹‡Ä - consideration of time or place.


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The Bhaá¹­á¹­ÄcÄrya said, “ ‘One should eat the mahÄ-prasÄdam 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.

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