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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 3.72",
  "h1":"Cc. Madhya 3.72",
  "label":"Text 72",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 3.72",
  "description":"Advaita Ācārya thus requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat and give up juggling words. The Lord replied, \"I certainly cannot eat so much food.\""

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Cc. Madhya 3.72

Text

bhojana karaha, chāḍa vacana-cāturī
prabhu kahe—eta anna khāite nā pāri

Synonyms

bhojanakaraha—kindly accept this prasāda; chāḍa—give up; vacana-cāturī—jugglery of words; prabhu kahe—the Lord said; eta—so much; anna—food; khāite—to eat; nā pāri—I am not able.

Translation

Advaita Ācārya thus requested Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to eat and give up juggling words. The Lord replied, “I certainly cannot eat so much food.”