sei-dina eka-vipra kaila nimantraṇa
eka-cauá¹­hi bhÄta, pÄá¹…ca-gaṇá¸Ära vyañjana
ei-mÄtra govinda kaila aá¹…gÄ«kÄra
mÄthÄya ghÄ mÄre vipra, kare hÄhÄkÄra

 sei-dina - that day; eka-vipra - one brÄhmaṇa; kaila nimantraṇa - invited; eka-cauá¹­hi bhÄta - one-fourth of a pot of rice; pÄá¹…ca-gaṇá¸Ära vyañjana - vegetables worth only five gaṇá¸Äs; ei-mÄtra - only this; govinda - the servant of Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu; kaila aá¹…gÄ«kÄra - accepted; mÄthÄya - his head; ghÄ mÄre - struck; vipra - the brÄhmaṇa; kare hÄhÄ-kÄra - began to say, 'alas, alas.'


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That day, a brÄhmaṇa extended an invitation to ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. When Govinda accepted only five gaṇá¸Äs’ worth of vegetables and a fourth of a pot of rice, the brÄhmaṇa, in great despair, struck his head with his hand and cried, “Alas! Alas!â€

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