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sarva-kāla āche ei sudṛḍha ‘niyama’
‘prabhu yadi prasāda pāñā karena śayana
govinda āsiyā kare pāda-samvāhana
tabe yāi’ prabhura ‘śeṣa’ karena bhojana’

Synonyms

sarva-kala—all the time; ache—there is; ei—this; su-drdha—hard-and-fast; niyama—regulation; prabhu—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; yadi—when; prasada pana—after taking His meals; karena sayana—lies down; govinda—Govinda; āsiyā—coming; kare—performs; pada-samvahana—massaging the legs; tabe—thereafter; yai—going; prabhura—of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; śeṣa—the remnants of food; karena bhojana—eats. 

Translation

It was a steady, long-standing rule that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would lie down to rest after lunch and Govinda would come to massage His legs. Then Govinda would honor the remnants of food left by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. 

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