286 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 3
PURPORT
A mana is a measurement containing about four kilos.
TEXT 87
CA Heste PCVIFOM, Sl tae} BS |
atotenfa al fre, mi EIAs AS v9 1
ye pafnacha musty-eka anna, taha khafad utha
pagalami na kariha, na chadaio jhutha
SYNONYMS
ye pafacha—whatever You have; musti-eka—one handful; anna—rice;
taha—that; khafid—eating; utha—please get up; pagalami—madness; na—
do not; kariha—do; na—do not; chadaio—strew; jhutha—remnants of
foodstuff.
TRANSLATION
““Whatever You have, though it be a palmful of rice, please eat it and get
up. Don’t show Your madness and strew the remnants of food here and
there.”
TEXT 88
CR TS SII FAM CBT |
BEB Has] LG AISA BHA vv |
ei mata hdsya-rase karena bhojana
ardha-ardha khafid prabhu chadena vyafijana
SYNONYMS
ei mata—in this way; hasya-rase—jokingly; karena—does; bhojana—
eating; ardha-ardha—half and half; khafia—after eating; prabhu—the Lord;
chadena—gives up; vyafijana—all the vegetables.
TRANSLATION
In this way, Nityananda Prabhu and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu ate and
talked with Advaita Acarya jokingly. After eating half of each vegetable
preparation given to Him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu abandoned it and
went on to the next.
