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CC Antya 14.48



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 48

vṛndāvane prajā-gaṇa, yata sthāvara-jaṅgama,
vṛkṣa-latā gṛhastha-āśrame
tāra ghare bhikṣāṭana, phala-mūla-patrāśana,
ei vṛtti kare śiṣya-sane


SYNONYMS

vṛndāvane — in Vṛndāvana; prajā-gaṇa — the citizens; yata — all; sthāvara-jaṅgama — nonmoving and moving; vṛkṣa-latā — the trees and creepers; gṛhastha-āśrame — in household life; tāra ghare — at his house; bhikṣā-aṭana — begging from door to door; phala-mūla-patra — fruits, roots and leaves; aśana — eating; ei vṛtti — this business; kare — performs; śiṣya-sane — with the disciples.


TRANSLATION

"In Vṛndāvana, he goes from door to door begging alms with all his disciples. He begs from both the moving and the inert inhabitants—the citizens, the trees and the creepers. In this way he lives on fruits, roots and leaves.