Text 227] Lord Caitanya Meets Raghunatha dasa Gosvami 305

SYNONYMS

vairagi hafid—being in the renounced order; kare—does; jihvara—of the
tongue; /alasa—lust; parama-artha—the goal of life; yaya—goes; ara—and;
haya—becomes; rasera vasa—dependent on taste.

TRANSLATION

“If a renunciant is eager for his tongue to taste different foods, his spiritual
life will be lost, and he will be subservient to the tastes of his tongue.

TEXT 226
Casta SSI— Ae aT HETSA
A S-HG-Ba-YCAT SHA-SAe| | 220 I

vairdgira krtya sada ndma-sankirtana
saka-patra-phala-mdle udara-bharana

SYNONYMS

vairagira—of a person in the renounced order; krtya—duty; sada—always;
nadma-sankirtana—chanting the holy name of the Lord; saka—vegetables; patra—
leaves; phala—fruit; mdle—by roots; udara-bharana—filling the belly.

TRANSLATION

“The duty of a person in the renounced order is to chant the Hare Krsna
mantra always. He should satisfy his belly with whatever vegetables, leaves,
fruits and roots are available.

TEXT 227
freata alacn 2 Sfe-Bfs ara |
farcatiwartaras Hao arfS otra W” 2290

jihvara lalase yei iti-uti dhaya
sisnodara-pardyana krsna nahi paya’’

SYNONYMS
jihvara—of the tongue; /alase—because of greed; yei—anyone who; iti-uti—
here and there; dhaya—goes; sisna—genitals; udara—belly; parayana—devoted
to; krsna—Lord Krsna; nahi paya—does not get.
