8.17

ei ta’ svabhava tanra agraha kariya

piche ninda kare, age bahuta khaoyana

SYNONYMS

ei—this; ta’-certainly; sva-bhava—characteristic; tanra—his; agraha kariya—with great eagerness; piche—afterward; ninda kare—criticizes; age—at first; bahuta—much; khaoyana—feeding.

The characteristic of Ramacandra Puri was that first he would induce someone to eat more than necessary and then he would criticize him.