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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 3.70
প্রভু কহে — সন্ন্যাসীর ভক্ষ্য নহে উপকরণ ।
ইহা খাইলে কৈছে হয় ইন্দ্রিয় বারণ ॥ ৭০ ॥
prabhu kahe — sannyāsīra bhakṣya nahe upakaraṇa
ihā khāile kaiche haya indriya vāraṇa
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “It is not proper for a sannyāsī to eat such a variety of foods. If he does, how can he control his senses?”
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Upakaraṇa means a variety of foods eaten with rice. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not encourage sannyāsīs to eat very palatable dishes, because such eating interferes with sense control.
The Vaiṣṇava path is vairāgya-vidyā, as renounced as possible. Those in the renounced order are advised against very palatable food, fine garments and talk on mundane subjects.
A devotee does not eat anything that has not first been offered to Kṛṣṇa. Rich foods offered to Kṛṣṇa are given to the gṛhasthas, while a humble Vaiṣṇava does not seek such preparations for himself.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Reunion and heartbreaking parting. After sannyāsa, mother Śacī and the devotees reunite with Him before consenting to separation.
The mood of Madhya 3 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas
From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu was induced to believe that the river Ganges was the Yamunā. When He was worshiping the sacred river, Advaita Prabhu arrived in a boat.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Madhya 3
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Dainya & humility · Making room for grace
The humility expressed by the author, devotees, transformed scholars, renunciants, and the Śikṣāṣṭaka. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “humble”
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might seeking very palatable food affect your effort to control the senses?
Choose a simple meal today and offer it to Kṛṣṇa before eating.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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