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kichu balite narena prabhu, khayena tarase

na khaile jagadananda karibe upavase

SYNONYMS

kichu—anything; balite narena—could not say; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; khayena—eats; tarase—out of fear; na khaile—if He did not eat; jagadananda—Jagadananda Pandita; karibe upavase—would fast.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu dared not forbid him to feed Him more.

He just continued eating, fearful that Jagadananda would fast if He stopped.