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  "name":"Cc. Antya 10.156",
  "h1":"Cc. Antya 10.156",
  "label":"Text 156",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 10.156",
  "description":"At first the cost of Jagannātha prasāda for an invitation was four paṇas of conchshells, but when Rāmacandra Purī was there, the price was cut in half."

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Cc. Antya 10.156

Text

prathame āchila 'nirbandha' kauḍi cāri-paṇa
rāmacandra-purī-bha ye ghāṭāilā nimantraṇa

Synonyms

prathame—in the beginning; āchila—it was; nirbandha—fixed; kauḍi cāri-paṇa—four paṇas of conchshells; rāmacandra-purī-bhaye—because of the restriction of Rāmacandra Purī; ghāṭāilā—decreased; nimantraṇa—the price of an invitation.

Translation

At first the cost of Jagannātha prasāda for an invitation was four paṇas of conchshells, but when Rāmacandra Purī was there, the price was cut in half.