CC Antya 8.53
TEXT 53
“āji haite bhikṣā āmāra ei ta’ niyama
piṇḍā-bhogera eka cauṭhi, pāṅca-gaṇḍāra vyañjana
SYNONYMS
āji haite—from today; bhikṣā āmāra—My accepting prasādam; ei—this; ta’—certainly; niyama—the rule; piṇḍā-bhogera—of Lord Jagannātha’s prasādam; eka cauṭhi—one-fourth of a pot; pāṅca-gaṇḍāra vyañjana—vegetables costing five gaṇḍās (one gaṇḍā equals four kauḍis).
TRANSLATION
“From today on it will be a rule that I shall accept only one-fourth of a pot of Lord Jagannātha’s prasādam and five gaṇḍās’ worth of vegetables.