Bottle gourd & Milk

 

At that time the pious Śrīdhara came there with a bottle-gourd in his hand. Seeing the bottle-gourd, Śrī Gaurasundara asked him, “Where did you get that?” The Lord, however, thought, “Tomorrow I will leave, therefore I’ll not be able to eat this. “Yet whatever is brought by Śrīdhara cannot be wasted, so I must eat it today.” Thinking like this, to maintain His affection for His devotees, He requested His mother to cook the bottle-gourd. At that time one fortunate person came and offered a pot of milk. The Lord smiled and told His mother, “This is very nice. Please cook these together.” Mother Śacī immediately went to cook in great satisfaction. In this way the son of Śacī is so affectionate to His devotees. The Lord of Vaikuṇṭha thus happily passed the evening in great ecstasy.
(Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, Madhya-khaṇḍa, 28.033 – 28.041)

Whenever a squash grew on the roof of Śrīdhara’s cottage, the Lord would eat it, cooked with milk and black pepper.
(Śrī Caitanya-bhāgavata, Ādi-khaṇḍa 12.205)

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