CC Madhya 1.266 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Madhya-līlā 1.265 - Madhya-līlā 1.267

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 266

rāmacandra-purī-bhaye bhikṣā ghāṭāilā

vaiṣṇavera duḥkha dekhi’ ardheka rākhilā

SYNONYMS

rāmacandra-purī-bhaye—due to fear of Rāmacandra Purī; bhikṣā—the proportion of eating; ghāṭāilā—decreased; vaiṣṇavera—of all the Vaiṣṇavas; duḥkha—unhappiness; dekhi’—understanding; ardheka—half of the portion; rākhilā—kept.

TRANSLATION

Rāmacandra Purī criticized Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s eating; therefore the Lord reduced His eating to a minimum. However, when all the Vaiṣṇavas became very sorry, the Lord increased His portion to half as much as usual.

Madhya-līlā 1.265 - Madhya-līlā 1.267