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CC Antya 8.16 (1975)



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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 16

sannyāsīre eta khāoyāñā kare dharma nāśa
vairāgī hañā eta khāya, vairāgyera nāhi 'bhāsa' "


SYNONYMS

sannyāsīre—unto a sannyāsī; eta—so much; khāoyāñā—feeding; kare dharma nāśa—destroys the regulative principles; vairāgī hañā—being in the renounced order; eta—so much; khāya—eats; vairāgyera nāhi bhāsa—there is no trace of renunciation.


TRANSLATION

"Feeding a sannyāsī too much breaks his regulative principles, for when a sannyāsī eats too much, his renunciation is destroyed."