CC Antya 8.16 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Antya-līlā - Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

Antya-līlā 8.15 - Antya-līlā 8.17

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 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."

Antya-līlā 8.15 - Antya-līlā 8.17