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ei mata hasya-rase karena bhojana

ardha-ardha khana prabhu chadena vyanjana

SYNONYMS

ei mata—in this way; hasya-rase—jokingly; karena—does; bhojana—eating; ardha-ardha—half and half; khana—after eating; prabhu—the Lord; chadena—gives up; vyanjana—all the vegetables.

In this way, Nityananda Prabhu and Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu ate and talked with Advaita Acarya jokingly.

After eating half of each vegetable preparation given to Him, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu abandoned it and went on to the next.