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CC Madhya 4.117

সন্ধ্যায় ভোগ লাগে ক্ষীর — ‘অমৃতকেলি’-নাম ।
দ্বাদশ মৃৎপাত্রে ভরি’ অমৃত-সমান ॥ ১১৭ ॥
sandhyāya bhoga lāge kṣīra — ‘amṛta-keli’-nāma
dvādaśa mṛt-pātre bhari’ amṛta-samāna

Synonyms

sandhyāyain the evening; bhogafoods; lāgethey offer; kṣīrasweet rice; amṛta-keli-nāmanamed amṛta-keli; dvādaśatwelve; mṛt-pātreearthen pots; bhari’filling; amṛta-samānajust like nectar.

Translation

The brāhmaṇa priest said, “In the evening the Deity is offered sweet rice in twelve earthen pots. Because the taste is as good as nectar [amṛta], it is named amṛta-keli.