CC Madhya 3.86
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Stay at the House of Advaita Acārya
TEXT 86
- tumi khete pāra daśa-viśa mānera anna
- āmi tāhā kāṅhā pāba daridra brāhmaṇa
SYNONYMS
tumi — You; khete — to eat; pāra — able; daśa-viśa — ten or twenty; mānera — of the measurement of a māna; anna — rice; āmi — I; tāhā — that; kāṅhā — where; pāba — shall get; daridra — poverty-stricken; brāhmaṇa — brāhmaṇa.
TRANSLATION
Advaita Ācārya accused Nityānanda Prabhu, saying, “You can eat ten to twenty mānas of rice. I am a poor brāhmaṇa. How shall I get so much rice?
PURPORT
A māna is a measurement containing about forty kilos.