Text 223] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī
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vairāgīra —of a person in the renounced order;  dharma —the principles;  ācarila —he has performed.
TRANSLATION
When Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu heard this, He was greatly satisfied. “Raghunātha dāsa has done well,” He said. “He has acted suitably for a person in the renounced order.
TEXT 223
বৈরাগী করিবে সদা নাম-সঙ্কীর্তন । মাগিয়া খাঞ্জা করে জীবন রক্ষণ ॥ ২২৩ ॥
vairāgī karibe sadā nāma-saṅkīrtana māgiyā khāñā kare jīvana rakṣaṇa
SYNONYMS
vāirāgī —a person in the renounced order;  karibe —will do;  sadā —always;  nāma-saṅkīrtana —chanting of the holy name of the Lord;  māgiyā —by begging;  khāñā —eating;  kare jīvana rakṣaṇa —he sustains his life.
TRANSLATION
“A person in the renounced order should always chant the holy name of the Lord. He should beg some alms to eat, and he should sustain his life in this way.
PURPORT
As stated in the  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa  at the end of the Twentieth  Vilāsa  (366, 379, 382):
kṛṭyānyetāni tu prāyo gṛhiṇāṁ dhanināṁ satām likhitāni na tu tyakta- parigraha-mahātmanām
prabhāte cārdha-rātre ca madhyāhne divasa-kṣaye kīrtayanti hariṁ ye vai te taranti bhavārṇavam
evam ekāntināṁ prāyaḥ kīrtanaṁ smaraṇaṁ prabhoḥ