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

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 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