Text
rāmacandra-purī-bhaye bhikṣā ghāṭāilā
vaiṣṇavera duḥkha dekhi’ ardheka rākhilā
Synonyms
rāmacandra-puri-bhaye—due to fear of Rāmacandra Purī; bhiksa—the proportion of eating; ghataila—decreased; vaiṣṇavera—of all the Vaiṣṇavas; duhkha—unhappiness; dekhi—understanding; ardheka—half of the portion; rakhila—kept. ¶
Translation
Rāmacandra Purī criticized Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s eating; therefore the Lord reduced His eating to a minimum. However, when all the Vaiṣṇavas became very sorry, the Lord increased His portion to half as much as usual. ¶