āji - today also; upavāsa - fasting; haila - there was; ācārya-nimantraṇe - by the invitation of Advaita Ācārya; ardha-peṭa - half My belly; nā - not; bharibe - will fill; ei - this; grāseka anne - one morsel of food.

Although Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was thinking that the quantity of food was enormous, Nityānanda Prabhu, on the contrary, thought it not even a morsel. He had been fasting for three days and had greatly hoped to break fast on that day. Indeed, He said, “Although I am invited to eat by Advaita Ācārya, today also is a fast. So small a quantity of food will not fill even half My belly.”