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tumi khete para dasa-visa manera anna

ami taha kanha paba daridra brahmana

SYNONYMS

tumi—You; khete—to eat; para—able; dasa-visa—ten or twenty; manera—of the measurement of a mana; anna—rice; ami—I; taha—that; kanha—where; paba—shall get; daridra—poverty-stricken; brahmana—brahmana.

Advaita Acarya accused Nityananda Prabhu, saying, "You can eat ten to twenty manas of rice.

I am a poor brahmana.

How shall I get so much rice?

PURPORT

A mana is a measurement containing about four kilos.