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| Madhya-līlā | Chapter 3: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Stay at the House of Advaita Ācārya |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 3.74
prabhu bale — eta anna nāriba khāite
sannyāsīra dharma nahe ucchiṣṭa rākhite
SYNONYMS
prabhu bale — the Lord said; eta — so much; anna — eatables; nāriba — I will not be able; khāite — to eat; sannyāsīra — of a sannyāsī; dharma nahe — it is not the duty; ucchiṣṭa — remnants of food; rākhite — to keep.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, "I will not be able to eat so much food, and it is not the duty of a sannyāsī to leave remnants."
PURPORT
According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.18.19):
bahir jalāśayaḿ gatvā tatopaspṛśya vāg-yataḥ
vibhajya pāvitaḿ śeṣaḿ bhuñjītāśeṣam āhṛtam
"Whatever edibles a sannyāsī gets from a householder's house he should take outside near some lake or river, and after offering the food to Viṣṇu, Brahmā and the sun (three divisions), he should eat the entire offering and not leave anything for others to eat."
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness