270 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Antya-lila, Ch. 10
bhadracarya; sankara —Sankara; vakresvara—Vakresvara; madhye madhye—at
intervals; ghara-bhate—with rice at home; kare nimantrana—invite; anyera
nimantrana—for others’ invitations; prasade—prasdda; kaudi dui-pana—two
panas of conchshells (160 conchshells).
TRANSLATION
Gopinatha Acarya, Jagadananda, Kasisvara, Bhagavan, Ramabhadracarya,
Sankara and Vakresvara, who were all brahmanas, extended invitations to Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and offered Him food cooked at home, whereas other
devotees would pay two panas of small conchshells to purchase Jagannatha’s
prasada and then invite the Lord.
TEXT 156
acy afar ‘fade’ carte ofan |
TABAAR-SeI VBTeeri fara uw sew |
prathame dchila ‘nirbandha’ kaudi céri-pana
ramacandra-puri-bhaye ghataila nimantrana
SYNONYMS
prathame—in the beginning; achila—it was; nirbandha—fixed; kaudi_ céri-
pana—four panas of conchshells; raémacandra-puri-bhaye—because of the
restriction of Ramacandra Purl; ghataila—decreased; nimantrana—the price of an
invitation.
TRANSLATION
At first the cost of Jagannatha prasada for an invitation was four panas of
conchshells, but when Ramacandra Puri was there, the price was cut in half.
TEXT 157
pifaaia ale cailewa Sue Fanta fier |
TOCA AY SS Ace afeeni 309 Wi
cari-mdasa rahi’ gaudera bhakte vidaya dila
nilacalera sangi bhakta sangei rahila
SYNONYMS
cari-mdasa rahi’—remaining for four months; gaudera bhakte—to the devotees
coming from Bengal; vidaya dila—bade farewell; nilacalera sarigi—associates at
Jagannatha Puri; bhakta—devotees; sarigei—with; rahila—remained.
