### CC Antya 8.17

> এই ত’ স্বভাব তাঁর আগ্রহ করিয়া ।\
> পিছে নিন্দা করে, আগে বহুত খাওয়াঞা ॥১৭॥

> ei ta' svabhāva tāṅra āgraha kariyā\
> piche nindā kare, āge bahuta khāoyāñā

*ei*—this; *ta'*—certainly; *sva-bhāva*—characteristic; *tāṅra*—his; *āgraha kariyā*—with great eagerness; *piche*—afterward; *nindā kare*—criticizes; *āge*—at first; *bahuta*—much; *khāoyāñā*—feeding.

**The characteristic of Rāmacandra Purī was that first he would induce someone to eat more than necessary and then he would criticize him.**