Text 71] Lord Caitanya at the House of Advaita Acarya 277

PURPORT

The word upakarana indicates a variety of foodstuffs, such as dahl, vegeta-
bles and other varieties of possible dishes that one can eat very nicely with
rice. It is not proper, however, for a sannydsi to eat such palatable dishes. If he
did so, he would not be able to control his senses. Sri Caitanya Mahadprabhu
did not encourage sannydsis to eat very palatable dishes, for the whole
Vaisnava cult is vairagya-vidydé, as renounced as possible. Caitanya
Mahdaprabhu also advised Raghunatha dasa Gosvami not to eat very palatable
dishes, wear very nice garments or talk on mundane subjects. These things
are all prohibited for those in the renounced order. A devotee does not ac-
cept anything to eat that is not first offered to Krsna. All the rich foodstuffs
offered to Krsna are given to the grhasthas, the householders. There are many
nice things offered to Krsna—garlands, bedsteads, nice ornaments, nice food,
and even nicely prepared pan, betel nuts—but a humble Vaisnava, thinking
his body material and nasty, does not accept such preparations for himself.
He thinks that by accepting such things he will offend the lotus feet of the
Lord. Those who are sahajiyas cannot understand what Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu meant when He asked Advaita Acarya to bring two separate
leaves and give a small quantity of the praséda to Him.

TEXT 71
Aiols SE—AlNG Sly ira pha |
ati ag att Cotas wanton Stages asi

acarya kahe—chada tumi dpandara curi
ami saba jani tomara sannydsera bhdari-bhuri

SYNONYMS
acdrya kahe—Advaita Acarya replied; chada—give up; tumi—You;
4pandra—of Yourself; curi—the concealment; ami—l; saba—all; jani—

know; tomara—of You; sannyasera—of the acceptance of the renounced
order; bhari-bhuri—the confidential meaning.

TRANSLATION
When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not accept the food that had
already been served, Advaita Acarya said, ‘Please give up Your conceal-
ment. | know what You are, and | know the confidential meaning of Your
accepting the sannydsa order.”
