CC Antya 8.57-58 (1975)
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 57-58
- sei-dina eka-vipra kaila nimantraṇa
- eka-cauṭhi bhāta, pāṅca-gaṇḍāra vyañjana
- ei-mātra govinda kaila aṅgīkāra
- māthāya ghā māre vipra, kare hāhākāra
SYNONYMS
sei-dina-that day; eka-vipra-one brāhmaṇa; kaila nimantraṇa-invited; eka-cauṭhi bhāta-one-fourth of a pot of rice; pāṅca-gaṇḍāra vyañjana-vegetables worth only five gaṇḍās; ei-mātra-only this; govinda-the servant of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kaila aṅgīkāra-accepted; māthāya-his head; ghā māre-struck; vipra-the brāhmaṇa; kare hāhā-kāra-began to say, "alas, alas."
TRANSLATION
That day, a brāhmaṇa extended an invitation to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. When Govinda accepted only five gaṇḍās worth of vegetables and a fourth of a pot of rice, the brāhmaṇa, in great despair, struck his head with his hand and cried, "Alas! Alas!"