pūrve - formerly; yadi - when; gauḍa ha-ite - from Bengal; bhakta-gaṇa āila - the devotees arrived; prabhure - to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; kichu - something; khāoyāite - to feed; sabāra icchā haila - everyone desired.

Formerly, when all the devotees had arrived from Bengal, they all desired to give Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu something to eat.