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CC Madhya 4.179



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 179

parama virakta, maunī, sarvatra udāsīna
grāmya-vārtā-bhaye dvitīya-saṅga-hīna


SYNONYMS

parama virakta — totally renounced or unattached; maunī — silent; sarvatra — everywhere; udāsīna — uninterested; grāmya-vārtā — of mundane topics; bhaye — in fear; dvitīya — second; saṅga — associate; hīna — without.


TRANSLATION

Caitanya Mahāprabhu continued, “Śrī Mādhavendra Purī used to remain alone. He was completely renounced and always very silent. He was uninterested in everything material, and for fear of talking about mundane things, he always lived without a companion.