CC Madhya 3.74
Bengali
প্রভু বলে — এত অন্ন নারিব খাইতে ।
সন্ন্যাসীর ধর্ম নহে উচ্ছিষ্ট রাখিতে ॥ ৭৪ ॥
সন্ন্যাসীর ধর্ম নহে উচ্ছিষ্ট রাখিতে ॥ ৭৪ ॥
Verse text
prabhu bale — eta anna nāriba khāite
sannyāsīra dharma nahe ucchiṣṭa rākhite
sannyāsīra dharma nahe ucchiṣṭa rākhite
Synonyms
Translation
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I will not be able to eat so much food, and it is not the duty of a sannyāsī to leave remnants.”
Purport
According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.18.19):
bahir jalāśayaṁ gatvā tatopaspṛśya vāg-yataḥ
vibhajya pāvitaṁ śeṣaṁ bhuñjītāśeṣam āhṛtam
vibhajya pāvitaṁ śeṣaṁ bhuñjītāśeṣam āhṛtam
“Whatever edibles a sannyāsī gets from a householder’s house he should take outside near some lake or river, and after offering the food to Viṣṇu, Brahmā and the sun (three divisions), he should eat the entire offering and not leave anything for others to eat.”