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  "name":"Cc. Madhya 3.86",
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  "label":"Text 86",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 3.86",
  "description":"Advaita Ācārya accused Nityānanda Prabhu, saying, \"You can eat ten to twenty mānas of rice. I am a poor brāhmaṇa. How shall I get so much rice?"

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Cc. Madhya 3.86

Text

tumi khete pāra daśa-viśa mānera anna
āmi tāhā kāṅhā pāba daridra brāhmaṇa

Synonyms

tumi—You; khete—to eat; pāra—able; daśa-viśa—ten or twenty; mānera—of the measurement of a māna; anna—rice; āmi—I; tāhā—that; kāṅhā—where; pāba—shall get; daridra—poverty-stricken; brāhmaṇa—brāhmaṇa.

Translation

Advaita Ācārya accused Nityānanda Prabhu, saying, “You can eat ten to twenty mānas of rice. I am a poor brāhmaṇa. How shall I get so much rice?

Purport

A māna is a measurement containing about four kilos.