# Cc. Madhya 9.186 ## Text > prabhu kahe,—vipra kāṅhe kara upavāsa > kene eta duḥkha, kene karaha hutāśa ## Synonyms *prabhukahe*—Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said; *vipra*—My dear *brāhmaṇa*; *kāṅhe*—why; *kara* *upavāsa*—you are fasting; *kene*—why; *eta*—so much; *duḥkha*—unhappiness; *kene*—why; *karaha* *hutāśa*—you express so much worry. ## Translation **While the brāhmaṇa was fasting, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu asked him, "Why are you fasting? Why are you so unhappy? Why are you so worried?"**