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CC Antya 10.156



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 156

prathame āchila 'nirbandha' kauḍi cāri-paṇa
rāmacandra-purī-bhaye ghāṭāilā nimantraṇa


SYNONYMS

prathame — in the beginning; āchila — it was; nirbandha — fixed; kauḍi cāri-paṇa — four paṇas of conchshells; rāmacandra-purī-bhaye — because of the restriction of Rāmacandra Purī; ghāṭāilā — decreased; nimantraṇa — the price of an invitation.


TRANSLATION

At first the cost of Jagannātha prasādam for an invitation was four paṇas of conchshells, but when Rāmacandra Purī was there, the price was cut in half.