eta śuni' - hearing this; rāmacandra-purī - Rāmacandra Purī; uṭhi' gelā - got up and left; bhakta-gaṇa - the devotees; ardha-aśana kare - were taking half the quantity of food; purī gosāñi - Rāmacandra Purī; śunilā - heard.

Hearing this, Rāmacandra Purī got up and left. He also heard from various sources that all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu were eating half as much as usual.