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CC Antya 14.48 (1975)



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-āṭana—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.