110 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 8

sei-dina eka-vipra kaila nimantrana
eka-cauthi bhdata, parica-gandara vyafijana

ei-matra govinda kaila arigikara
mathaya ghd mare vipra, kare hahakdara

SYNONYMS

sei-dina—that day; eka-vipra—one brahmana; kaila nimantrana—invited; eka-
cauthi bhata—one-fourth of a pot of rice; parica-gandara vyahijana—vegetables
worth only five gandas; ei-matra—only this; govinda—the servant of Lord
Caitanya Mahaprabhu; kaila angikara—accepted; mathaya—his head; gha
mare—struck; vipra—the brahmana; kare haha-kara—began to say, “alas, alas.”

TRANSLATION

That day, a brahmana extended an invitation to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
When Govinda accepted only five gandas worth of vegetables and a fourth of
a pot of rice, the brahmana, in great despair, struck his head with his hand and
cried, ‘Alas! Alas!”

TEXT 59
A SS-BeA AG AHS WSF |
c& fog afen, Stal catfare eet eon

sei bhata-vyafijana prabhu ardheka khaila
ye kichu rahila, tahd govinda paila

SYNONYMS
sei—that; bhata—rice; — vyafijana—vegetable; prabhu—Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu; ardheka khaila—ate half; ye kichu rahila—whatever remained;
taha—that; govinda—Govinda; paila—got.

TRANSLATION

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ate only half of the rice and vegetables, and what-
ever remained was taken by Govinda.

TEXT 60

BT BCAA AIS, Cattfary ee fara |
AA SHA} SCF StfGer CSTwaA i veo i
