3.72

bhojana karaha, chada vacana-caturi

prabhu kahe--eta anna khaite na pari

SYNONYMS

bhojana karaha—kindly accept this prasada; chada—give up; vacana-caturi—jugglery of words; prabhu kahe—the Lord said; eta—so much; anna—food; khaite—to eat; na pari—I am not able.

Advaita Acarya thus requested Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu to eat and give up juggling words.

The Lord replied, “I certainly cannot eat so much food.”