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CC Madhya 15.188

Bengali

এবে মোর ঘরে ভিক্ষা করহ ‘মাস’ ভরি’ ।
প্রভু কহে, — ধর্ম নহে, করিতে না পারি ॥ ১৮৮ ॥

Text

ebe mora ghare bhikṣā karaha ‘māsa’ bhari’
prabhu kahe, — dharma nahe, karite nā pāri

Synonyms

ebe — now; mora ghare — at my place; bhikṣā — lunch; karaha — accept; māsa bhari’ — for one month; prabhu kahe — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu replied; dharma — religious principle; nahe — it is not; karite — to do; nā pāri — I am unable.

Translation

Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya said, “Please accept my invitation for lunch for one month.”

Purport

The Lord replied, “That is not possible, because it is against the religious principles of a sannyāsī.”