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CC Antya 10.156

প্রথমে আছিল ‘নির্বন্ধ’ কৌড়ি চারিপণ ।
রামচন্দ্রপুরী-ভয়ে ঘাটাইলা নিমন্ত্রণ ॥ ১৫৬ ॥
prathame āchila ‘nirbandha’ kauḍi cāri-paṇa
rāmacandra-purī-bhaye ghāṭāilā nimantraṇa

Synonyms

prathamein the beginning; āchilait was; nirbandhafixed; kauḍi cāri-paṇafour paṇas of conchshells; rāmacandra-purī-bhayebecause of the restriction of Rāmacandra Purī; ghāṭāilādecreased; nimantraṇathe price of an invitation.

Translation

At first the cost of Jagannātha prasādam for an invitation was four paṇas of conchshells, but when Rāmacandra Purī was there, the price was cut in half.