CC Madhya 1.266 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 1: The Later Pastimes of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.