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Šri Caitanya  caritāmrtā
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 15
TRANSLATION
“Indeed,” Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya continued, “at the Govardhana-pūjā ceremony You ate stacks of rice. In comparison to that, this small quantity is not even a morsel for You.
TEXT 243
তুমি ত’ ঈশ্বর, মুঞি—কুদ্র জীব ছার । এক-গ্রাস মাধুকরী করহ অঙ্গীকার ॥ ২৪৩ ॥
tumi ta’ īśvara, muñi—kṣudra jīva chāra eka-grāsa mādhukarī karaha aṅgīkāra
SYNONYMS
tumi —You;  ta’ —certainly;  īśvara —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  muñi —l;  kṣudra jīva —insignificant living being;  chāra —worthless;  eka-grāsa —one small quantity;  mādhu-karī —as collected by the bees;  karaha —please do;  aṅgīkāra —accept.
TRANSLATION
“You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas I am a most insignificant living being. Therefore You may accept a little quantity of food from my house.”
PURPORT
A  sannyāsī  is expected to collect a little food from each and every householder. That is to say, he should take whatever he requires to eat. This system is called  mādhukarī . The word  mādhukarī  comes from the word  mādhukara  and means “honey-collecting bees.” Bees collect a little honey from each flower, but all these small quantities of honey accumulate to become a beehive.  Sannyāsīs  should collect a little from each and every householder and should eat simply what is necessary to maintain the body. Being a  sannyāsī , Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu could collect a little food from the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, and this was the Bhaṭṭācārya’s request. Compared to the food eaten by the Lord on other occasions, Bhaṭṭācārya’s feast was not even a morsel. This is what Bhaṭṭācārya is pointing out to the Lord.
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এত শুনি’ হাসি’ প্রভু বসিলা ভোজনে । 
    জগন্নাথের প্রসাদ ভট্ট দেন হর্ষ-মনে ॥ ২৪৪ ॥