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

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


Text

“ ‘The prasādam 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.