Madhya-līlāChapter 7: The Lord Begins His Tour of South India

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Madhya 7.23

mukunda hayena duḥkhī dekhi' sannyāsa-dharma

tinabāre śīte snāna, bhūmite śayana

SYNONYMS

mukundaMukunda; hayena — becomes; duḥkhī — unhappy; dekhi' — seeing; sannyāsa-dharma — My regulative principles in the renounced order; tina-bāre — three times; śītein the winter; snāna — bath; bhūmite — on the ground; śayana — lying down.

TRANSLATION

"Being a sannyāsī, I have a duty to lie down on the ground and to take a bath three times a day, even during the winter. But Mukunda becomes very unhappy when he sees My severe austerities.

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