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  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Antya-līlā · Chapter 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord
Antya 8.65Antya 8.67-68

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.66

যথাযোগ্য উদর ভরে, না করে ‘বিষয়’ ভোগ ।

সন্ন্যাসীর তবে সিদ্ধ হয় জ্ঞানযোগ ॥ ৬৬ ॥

yathā-yogya udara bhare, nā kare ‘viṣaya’ bhoga

sannyāsīra tabe siddha haya jñāna-yoga

Translation

“A sannyāsī eats as much as necessary to maintain his body, but he does not enjoy satisfying his senses materially. Thus a sannyāsī becomes perfect in his spiritual advancement in knowledge.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Eat to Maintain the Body

  1. 1

    A sannyāsī eats as much as necessary to maintain his body. Renunciation does not require neglecting this need.

  2. 2

    He does not eat for the material satisfaction of his senses. The distinction is between maintaining the body and seeking enjoyment.

  3. 3

    Such restraint supports his spiritual advancement in knowledge. The verse connects regulated eating with spiritual perfection.

How it feels

Discomfort and vigilance. Fault-finding disrupts devotional life, exposing the emotional cost of criticism.

The mood of Antya 8 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Antya 8: Rāmacandra Purī Criticizes the Lord

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Because Rāmacandra Purī had been rejected by his spiritual master, he became concerned only with finding faults in others and advising them according to dry Māyāvāda philosophy. For this reason he was not very respectful to the Vaiṣṇavas, and later he became so fallen that he began criticizing Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for His eating.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yathā-yogyaas much as necessary
  2. udara bharefills the belly
  3. nā karedoes not do
  4. viṣaya bhogamaterial enjoyment
  5. sannyāsīraof a sannyāsī
  6. tabethen
  7. siddhaperfect
  8. hayais
  9. jñāna-yogaspiritual advancement in knowledge
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I distinguish eating to maintain my body from eating merely to satisfy my senses?

Practice

At one meal today, choose an amount that meets your body's needs without seeking extra enjoyment.

Live this todayEat to Maintain the BodyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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