8.1

tam vande krsna-caitanyam

ramacandra-puri-bhayat

laukikaharatah svam yo

bhiksannam samakocayat

SYNONYMS

tam—to Him; vande—I offer my respectful obeisances; krsna-caitanyam—Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu; ramacandra-puri-bhayat—due to fear of Ramacandra Puri; laukika—ordinary; aharatah—from eating; svam—His own; yah—who; bhiksa-annam—quantity of food; samakocayat—reduced.

Let me offer my respectful obeisances to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who reduced His eating due to fear of the criticism of Ramacandra Puri.