CC Madhya 7.23 (1975)

Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Madhya-līlā 7.22 - Madhya-līlā 7.24

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.

TEXT 23

mukunda hayena duḥkhī dekhi’ sannyāsa-dharma

tinabāre śīte snāna, bhūmite śayana

SYNONYMS

mukunda—Mukunda; hayena—becomes; duḥkhī—unhappy; dekhi’—seeing; sannyāsa-dharma—My regulative principles in the renounced order; tina-bāre—three times; śīte—in the winter; snāna—bath; bhūmite—on the ground; śayana—lying down.

TRANSLATION

“Being a sannyāsī, I have a duty to lie down on the ground and to take a bath three times a day, even during the winter. But Mukunda becomes very unhappy when he sees My severe austerities.

Madhya-līlā 7.22 - Madhya-līlā 7.24