# Cc. Antya 8.86 > তবে সবে মেলি’ প্রভুরে বহু যত্ন কৈলা । > সবার আগ্রহে প্রভু অর্ধেক রাখিলা ॥৮৬॥ ## Text > tabe sabe meli' prabhure bahu yatna kailā > sabāra āgrahe prabhu ardheka rākhilā ## Synonyms *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. ## Translation **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.**