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prathame achila ’nirbandha’ kaudi cari-pana
ramacandra-puri-bha ye ghataila nimantrana
SYNONYMS
prathame—in the beginning; achila—it was; nirbandha—fixed; kaudi cari-pana—four panas of conchshells; ramacandra-puri-bhaye—because of the restriction of Ramacandra Puri; ghataila—decreased; nimantrana—the price of an invitation.
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.