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ramacandra-puri-bhaye bhiksa ghataila
vaisnavera duhkha dekhi’ ardheka rakhila
SYNONYMS
ramacandra-puri-bhaye—due to fear of Ramacandra Puri; bhiksa—the proportion of eating; ghataila—decreased; vaisnavera—of all the Vaisnavas; duhkha—unhappiness; dekhi’-understanding; ardheka—half of the portion; rakhila—kept.
Ramacandra Puri criticized Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s eating; therefore the Lord reduced His eating to a minimum.
However, when all the Vaisnavas became very sorry, the Lord increased His portion to half as much as usual.