Skip to main content
Library » Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta » Madhya-līlā » CHAPTER THREE

CC Madhya 3.76

Bengali

তিন জনার ভক্ষ্যপিণ্ড — তোমার এক গ্রাস ।
তার লেখায় এই অন্ন নহে পঞ্চগ্রাস ॥ ৭৬ ॥

Text

tina janāra bhakṣya-piṇḍa — tomāra eka grāsa
tāra lekhāya ei anna nahe pañca-grāsa

Synonyms

tina janāra — of three persons; bhakṣya-piṇḍa — the stack of eatables; tomāra — of You; eka grāsa — one morsel; tāra — to that; lekhāya — in proportion; ei anna — this food; nahe — is not; pañca-grāsa — five morsels.

Translation

Śrī Advaita Ācārya said, “The amount of food that three people can eat does not constitute even a morsel for You. In proportion to that, these edibles are not even five morsels of food for You.”