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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.226
বৈরাগীর কৃত্য — সদা নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন ।
শাক-পত্র-ফল-মূলে উদর-ভরণ ॥ ২২৬ ॥
vairāgīra kṛtya — sadā nāma-saṅkīrtana
śāka-patra-phala-mūle udara-bharaṇa
“The duty of a person in the renounced order is to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra always. He should satisfy his belly with whatever vegetables, leaves, fruits and roots are available.
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The duty of a person in the renounced order is to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra always.
He should satisfy his belly with whatever vegetables, leaves, fruits and roots are available.
The instruction places constant chanting alongside simple eating, rather than making food the focus of life.
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
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Nāma-saṅkīrtana · The holy name shared together
Chanting the holy names as the yuga-dharma, the Lord’s public movement, and the opening prayer of Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “chant”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could simpler eating help me give more attention to chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa?
Set aside a few minutes today to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra without distraction.
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