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CC Madhya 3.81 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 81

ācārya kahe--tumi hao tairthika sannyāsī
kabhu phala-mūla khāo, kabhu upavāsī


SYNONYMS

ācārya kahe—Advaita Ācārya replied to Nityānanda Prabhu; tumi—You; hao—are; tairthika sannyāsī—a mendicant wandering on pilgrimages; kabhu—sometimes; phala-mūla—fruits and roots; khāo—You eat; kabhu upavāsī—sometimes fasting.


TRANSLATION

Advaita Ācārya replied, "Sir, You are a mendicant traveling on pilgrimage. Sometimes You eat fruits and roots, and sometimes You simply go on fasting.