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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.225
বৈরাগী হঞা করে জিহ্বার লালস ।
পরমার্থ যায়, আর হয় রসের বশ ॥ ২২৫ ॥
vairāgī hañā kare jihvāra lālasa
paramārtha yāya, āra haya rasera vaśa
“If a renunciant is eager for his tongue to taste different foods, his spiritual life will be lost, and he will be subservient to the tastes of his tongue.
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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The warning concerns a renunciant who is eager to taste different foods.
Such eagerness makes him subservient to the tastes of his tongue.
The Lord warns that this pursuit of taste will cause the renunciant’s spiritual life to be lost.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
For five days Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī took prasādam at the temple, but later he would stand at the Siṁha-dvāra gate and eat only whatever he could gather by alms. Later he lived by taking alms from various chatras, or food distributing centers.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
Learn the words of the verse.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When does your interest in food become a demand to satisfy the tongue?
At one meal today, refrain from seeking an extra item merely for a different taste.
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