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tabe sabe meli’ prabhure bahu yatna kaila
sabara agrahe prabhu ardheka rakhila
SYNONYMS
tabe—thereafter; sabe meli’-when all the devotees came together; prabhure—unto Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; bahu yatna kaila—requested fervently; sabara agrahe—due to the eagerness of all of them; prabhu—Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ardheka rakhila—accepted half.
When they all requested very fervently that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu take a full meal, He still would not do so.
Instead, He responded to their request by accepting half as much as usual.