Sri Caitanya Caritamrta Antya-lila Chapter 8 Verse 16

Antya-līlā | Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Antya 8.16

sannyāsīre eta khāoyāñā kare dharma nāśa

vairāgī hañā eta khāya, vairāgyera nāhi 'bhāsa'"

SYNONYMS

sannyāsīre — unto a sannyāsī; eta — so much; khāoyāñā — feeding; kare dharma nāśa — destroys the regulative principles; vairāgī hañā — being in the renounced order; eta — so much; khāya — eats; vairāgyera nāhi bhāsa — there is no trace of renunciation.

TRANSLATION

"Feeding a sannyāsī too much breaks his regulative principles, for when a sannyāsī eats too much, his renunciation is destroyed."

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