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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 8.84Antya 8.86

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 8.85

যতি হঞা জিহ্বা-লাম্পট্য, — অত্যন্ত অন্যায় ।

যতির ধর্ম, — প্রাণ রাখিতে আহারমাত্র খায় ।।” ৮৫ ।। ॥ ৮৫ ॥

yati hañā jihvā-lāmpaṭya — atyanta anyāya

yatira dharma, — prāṇa rākhite āhāra-mātra khāya”

Translation

“For a sannyāsī to indulge in satisfying the tongue is a great offense. The duty of a sannyāsī is to eat only as much as needed to keep body and soul together.”

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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 sustain, not indulge

  1. 1

    Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu described indulging in the satisfaction of the tongue as a great offense for a sannyāsī.

  2. 2

    He stated that a sannyāsī’s duty is to eat only as much as needed to keep body and soul together.

  3. 3

    The standard He gave was bodily maintenance, not indulgence in taste or giving up proper nourishment.

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:

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. Hearing his criticisms, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu reduced His eating, but after Rāmacandra Purī left Jagannātha Purī, the Lord resumed His usual behavior.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. yati hañābeing a sannyāsī
  2. jihvā-lāmpaṭyaindulging in satisfying the tongue
  3. atyanta anyāyagrievous offense
  4. yatira dharmathe religious principle of a sannyāsī
  5. prāṇa rākhiteto maintain life
  6. āhārafood
  7. mātraonly
  8. khāyaeats
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Key ideas in this verse

The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.

  • Kīrtana community · A movement of shared hearts

    Devotional community as a living network of branches, service, festivals, care, and collective chanting. · In the Prema Atlas

    In this verse: “together”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I distinguish eating for nourishment from eating merely to satisfy my tongue?

Practice

At one meal today, choose an amount that properly nourishes you without unnecessary indulgence.

Live this todayEat to sustain, not indulgeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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