tabe - thereafter; sabe meli' - when all the devotees came together; prabhure - unto Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; bahu yatna kailā - requested fervently; sabāra āgrahe - due to the eagerness of all of them; prabhu - Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ardheka rākhilā - accepted half.

When they all requested very fervently that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu take a full meal, He still would not do so. Instead, He responded to their request by accepting half as much as usual.