A sannyāsī is expected to collect a little food from each and every householder. That is to say, he should take whatever he requires to eat. This system is called mādhukarī. The word mādhukarī comes from the word madhukara and means “honey-collecting bees.” Bees collect a little honey from each flower, but all these small quantities of honey accumulate to become a beehive. Sannyāsīs should collect a little from each and every householder and should eat simply what is necessary to maintain the body. Being a sannyāsī, Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu could collect a little food from the house of Sārvabhauma Bhaṭṭācārya, and this was the Bhaṭṭācārya’s request. Compared to the food eaten by the Lord on other occasions, the Bhaṭṭācārya’s feast was not even a morsel. This is what the Bhaṭṭācārya is pointing out to the Lord.
Sannyasis should collect a little from each and every householder and should eat simply what is necessary to maintain the body
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"Sannyāsīs should collect a little from each and every householder and should eat simply what is necessary to maintain the body"
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
Bees collect a little honey from each flower, but all these small quantities of honey accumulate to become a beehive. Sannyāsīs should collect a little from each and every householder and should eat simply what is necessary to maintain the body.
“You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas I am a most insignificant living being. Therefore please accept a little quantity of food from my house.”
Categories:
- Sannyasi - Devotees of God
- Should
- Collect
- Little
- Each and Every
- Householder
- Eating
- Simply
- What Is
- Necessary
- Maintain
- Body
- Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila Chapter 15 Purports - The Lord Accepts Prasadam at the House of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya
- Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila Purports
- Sri Caitanya-caritamrta - 62 Chapters, All Purports
Page Title: | Sannyasis should collect a little from each and every householder and should eat simply what is necessary to maintain the body |
Compiler: | SharmisthaK |
Created: | 2021-05-08, 17:01:45 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=1, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 1 |