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CC Antya 13.15 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 15

sannyāsī mānuṣa āmāra bhūmite śayana
āmāre khāṭa-tūli-bālisa mastaka-muṇḍana


SYNONYMS

sannyāsī mānuṣa—a person in the renounced order of life; āmāra—My; bhūmite śayana—lying on the floor; āmāre—for Me; khāṭa—bedstead; tūli—quilt; bālisa—pillow; mastaka-muṇḍana—a great shame.


TRANSLATION

"I am in the renounced order, and therefore I must lie on the floor. For Me to use a bedstead, quilt or pillow would be very shameful."