prasādānna pasārira yata nā vikāya
dui-tina dina haile bhāta saḍi' yāya

 prasāda-anna - food of Jagannātha; pasārira - of the shopkeepers; yata - as much as; nā vikāya - is not sold; dui-tina dina - two or three days; haile - after; bhāta - the rice; saḍi' yāya - becomes decomposed.


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Lord Jagannātha’s prasādam is sold by shopkeepers, and that which is not sold decomposes after two or three days.

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