nÄ khÄile jagadÄnanda karibe upavÄsa
tÄá¹…ra Äge kichu khÄ'na — mane ai trÄsa

 nÄ khÄile - if He did not eat; jagadÄnanda - JagadÄnanda; karibe - will observe; upavÄsa - fasting; tÄá¹…ra Äge - before him; kichu khÄ'na - eats something; mane - within the mind; ai - that; trÄsa - fear.


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The Lord knew that if He did not eat the food offered by JagadÄnanda, JagadÄnanda would certainly fast. Being afraid of this, Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu ate some of the prasÄdam he offered.

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