CC Antya 8.16 (1975)
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."