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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā, Chapter 12: The Loving Dealings Between Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Jagadānanda Paṇḍita

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 108

prabhu kahe,—“sannyāsīra nāhi taile adhikāra
tāhāte sugandhi taila,—parama dhikkāra!

SYNONYMS

prabhu kahe—Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied; sannyāsīra—for a sannyāsī; nāhi—there is not; taile—with oil; adhikāra—use; tāhāte—over and above this; su-gandhi taila—perfumed oil; parama dhik-kāra—immediately to be rejected.

TRANSLATION

The Lord replied, “A sannyāsī has no use for oil, especially perfumed oil such as this. Take it out immediately.”

PURPORT

According to Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya, the spokesman for the smārta regulative principles:

prātaḥ-snāne vrate śrāddhe dvādaśyāṁ grahaṇe tathā

madya-lepa-samaṁ tailaṁ tasmāt tailaṁ vivarjayet

“One who smears oil on his body while observing a vow in conjunction with a ritual, while bathing in the morning, while performing the śrāddha ceremony, or on dvādaśī day may as well pour wine over his body. Therefore, oil should be rejected.” This word vrata (vow) is sometimes understood to refer to the sannyāsa-vrata. Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya has also said in his book Tithi-tattva:

ghṛtaṁ ca sārṣapaṁ tailaṁ yat tailaṁ puṣpa-vāsitam

aduṣṭaṁ pakva-tailaṁ ca tailābhyaṅge ca nityaśaḥ

This means that clarified butter (ghee), mustard oil, floral oil and boiled oil may be used only by gṛhasthas, householders.