Madhya 1.266

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TEXT

রামচন্দ্রপুরী-ভয়ে ভিক্ষা ঘাটাইলা ।
বৈষ্ণবের দুঃখ দেখি' অর্ধেক রাখিলা ॥ ২৬৬ ॥

ramacandra-puri-bhaye bhiksa ghataila

vaisnavera duhkha dekhi' ardheka rakhila

SYNONYMS

ramacandra-puri-bhaye-by the fear of Ramacandra Puri; bhiksa-the proportion of eating; ghataila-decreased; vaisnavera-of all the Vaisnavas; duhkha-unhappiness; dekhi'-understanding; ardheka-half of the portion; rakhila-kept.

TRANSLATION

Ramacandra Puri criticized Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's eating; therefore the Lord reduced His eating to a minimum. However, when all the Vaisnavas became very sorry, the Lord increased His portion to half as much as usual.

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