Madhya-līlāChapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 19.128

'vipra-gṛhe' sthūla-bhikṣā, kāhāń mādhu-karī

śuṣka ruṭī-cānā civāya bhoga parihari'

SYNONYMS

vipra-gṛhein the house of a brāhmaṇa; sthūla-bhikṣā — full meals; kāhāń — sometimes; mādhu-karī — begging little by little, like honeybees; śuṣka — dry; ruṭī — bread; cānā — chickpeas; civāya — chew; bhoga parihari' — giving up all kinds of material enjoyment.

TRANSLATION

"Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī beg a little food from the houses of brāhmaṇas. Giving up all kinds of material enjoyment, they take only some dry bread and fried chickpeas.

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