Text 128]
The Lord Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī
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TRANSLATION
The Lord's associates would also ask, "How is it that Rūpa and Sanātana are engaging in devotional service twenty-four hours daily?" At that time the person who had returned from Vṛndāvana would praise Śrīla Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī.
TEXT 127
“অনিকেত পুঁহে, বনে যত বৃক্ষগণ । এক এক বৃক্ষের তলে এক এক রাত্রি শয়ন ॥ ১২৭ ॥
“aniketa duṅhe, vane yata vṛkṣa-gaṇa eka eka vṛkṣera tale eka eka rātri śayana
SYNONYMS
aniketa—without a residence; duṅhe—both of them; vane—in the forest; yata vṛkṣa-gaṇa—as many trees as there are; eka eka vṛkṣera—of one tree after another; tale—at the base; eka eka rātri—one night after another; śayana—lying down to sleep.
TRANSLATION
“The brothers actually have no fixed residence. They reside beneath trees—one night under one tree and the next night under another.
TEXT 128
‘বিপ্রগৃহে’ মুলভিক্ষা, কাহাঁ মাধুকরী । শুক্ষ রুটী-চানা চিবায় ভোগ পরিহরি’ ॥ ১২৮ ॥
‘vipra-gṛhe’ sthūla-bhikṣā, kāhāṅ mādhu-karī śuṣka ruṭī-cānā civāya bhoga parihari’
SYNONYMS
vipra-gṛhe—in the house of a brāhmaṇa; sthūla-bhikṣā—full meals; kāhāṅ—sometimes; mādhu-karī—begging little by little like honeybees; śuṣka—dry; ruṭī—bread; cānā—chick-peas; civāya—chew; bhoga parihari’—giving up all kinds of material enjoyment.