CC Madhya 19.128

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

CC Madhya 19.127

CC Madhya 19.129

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 128

‘vipra-gṛhe’ sthūla-bhikṣā, kāhāṅ mādhu-karī
śuṣka ruṭī-cānā civāya bhoga parihari’

SYNONYMS

vipra-gṛhe—in the house of a brāhmaṇa; sthūla-bhikṣā—full meals; kāhāṅ—sometimes; mādhu-karī—begging little by little, like honeybees; śuṣka—dry; ruṭī—bread; cānā—chickpeas; civāya—chew; bhoga parihari’—giving up all kinds of material enjoyment.

TRANSLATION

“Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī beg a little food from the houses of brāhmaṇas. Giving up all kinds of material enjoyment, they take only some dry bread and fried chickpeas.