CC Antya 8.73

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Antya-līlā - Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 73

purīra svabhāva,—yatheṣṭa āhāra karāñā

ye nā khāya, tāre khāoyāya yatana kariyā

SYNONYMS

purīra svabhāva — Rāmacandra Purī's character; yathā-iṣṭa — as much as desired; āhāra karāñā — getting someone to eat; ye — what; nā khāya — one does not eat; tāre khāoyāya — causes him to eat; yatana kariyā — with great attention.

TRANSLATION

"It is the nature of Rāmacandra Purī that first he lets one eat as much as desired, and if one does not eat more than necessary, with great attention he makes him eat more.

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