# Cc. Antya 3.222 > তুমি খাইলে হয় কোটিব্রাহ্মণ-ভোজন ।” > এত বলি, শ্রাদ্ধ-পাত্র করাইলা ভোজন ॥২২২॥ ## Text > tumi khāile haya koṭi-brāhmaṇa-bhojana" > eta bali, śrāddha-pātra karāilā bhojana ## Synonyms *tumi khāile*—if you eat; *haya*—there is; *koṭi-brāhmaṇa-bhojana*—feeding ten million *brāhmaṇas*; *eta bali*—saying this; *śrāddha-pātra*—the dish offered to the forefathers; *karāilā bhojana*—made to eat. ## Translation **"Feeding you is equal to feeding ten million brāhmaṇas," Advaita Ācārya said. "Therefore, accept this śrāddha-pātra." Thus Advaita Ācārya made him eat.** ## Purport *Śrāddha* is *prasāda* offered to the forefathers at a certain date of the year or month. The *śrāddha-pātra,* or plate offered to the forefathers, is then offered to the best of the *brāhmaṇas* in society. instead of offering the *śrāddha-pātra* to any other *brāhmaṇa,* Advaita Ācārya offered it to Haridāsa Ṭhākura, considering him greater than any of the foremost *brāhmaṇas.* This act by Śrī Advaita Ācārya proves that Haridāsa Ṭhākura was always situated in a transcendental position and was therefore always greater than even the most exalted *brāhmaṇa,* for he was situated above the mode of goodness of the material world. Referring to the *Bhakti-sandarbha,* verse 177, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes the following statements from the *Garuḍa Purāṇa* in this connection: > brāhmaṇānāṁ sahasrebhyaḥ > satra-yājī viśiṣyate > satra-yāji-sahasrebhyaḥ > sarva-vedānta-pāragaḥ > > sarva-vedānta-vit-koṭyā > viṣṇu-bhakto viśiṣyate > vaiṣṇavānāṁ sahasrebhya > ekānty eko viśiṣyate "A *brāhmaṇa* qualified to offer sacrifices is better than an ordinary *brāhmaṇa* and better than such a *brāhmaṇa* is one who has studied all the Vedic scriptures. Among many such *brāhmaṇas,* one who is a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu is the best; and among many such Vaiṣṇavas, one who fully engages in the service of the Lord is the best." > bhaktir aṣṭa-vidhā hy eṣā > yasmin mlecche 'pi vartate > sa viprendro muni-śreṣṭhaḥ > sa jñānī sa ca paṇḍitaḥ > tasmai deyaṁ tato grāhyaṁ > sa ca pūjyo yathā hariḥ "There are many different kinds of devotees, but even a Vaiṣṇava coming from a family of *mlecchas* or *yavanas* is understood to be a learned scholar, complete in knowledge, if he knows the Vaiṣṇava philosophy. He should therefore be given charity, for such a Vaiṣṇava is as worshipable as the Supreme Personality of Godhead." > na me 'bhaktaś catur-vedī > mad-bhaktaḥ śva-pacaḥ priyaḥ > tasmai deyaṁ tato grāhyaṁ > sa ca pūjyo yathā hy aham Lord Kṛṣṇa says, "Even if a nondevotee comes from a *brāhmaṇa* family and is expert in studying the *Vedas,* he is not very dear to Me, whereas even if a sincere devotee comes from a low family of meat-eaters, he is very dear to Me. Such a sincere pure devotee should be given charity, for he is as worshipable as I."