282 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 3

TEXT 80

Ofer Brrata Cxet Biot S- feral |
BUCAB a] SACI GS atts BLA ti vo ti

aji upavasa haila acarya-nimantrane
ardha-peta na bharibe ei graseka anne

SYNONYMS
aji —today also; upavasa—fasting; haila—there was; dcarya-nimantrane—
by the invitation of Advaita Acadrya; ardha-peta—half My belly; nd—not;
bharibe —will fill; ei—this; graseka anne—one morsel of food.

TRANSLATION

Although Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was thinking that the quantity of
food was enormous, Nityananda Prabhu, on the contrary, thought it not
even a morsel. He had been fasting for three days and had greatly hoped
to break fast on that day. Indeed, He said, ‘‘Although | am invited to eat by
Advaita Acarya, today also is a fast. So small a quantity of foodstuffs will
not even fill half of My belly.”

TEXT 81

Spots Fe — Sa |e Coes AGHA |
FE VATA Whe, SF Br vd

acarya kahe —tumi hao tairthika sannyasi
kabhu phala-mila khdo, kabhu upavasi

SYNONYMS

acarya kahe—Advaita Acarya replied to Nityananda Prabhu; tumi—You;
hao—are; tairthika sannydsi—a mendicant wandering on_ pilgrimages;
kabhu—sometimes; phala-mula—fruits and roots; khédo—You eat; kabhu
upavasi—sometimes fasting.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Acarya replied, ‘Sir, You are a mendicant traveling on
pilgrimages. Sometimes You eat fruits and roots, and sometimes You
simply go on fasting.
