62 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 4

drati dekhiya puri kaila namaskara
bahire aila, kare kichu na kahila ara

SYNONYMS

drati dekhiya—after seeing the drati; puri—Madhavendra Purl; kaila—offered;
namaskara—obeisances; bahire aila—he went out; kare—to anyone; kichu—
anything; nd—not; kahila—say; ara—more.

TRANSLATION

After the arati was finished, Madhavendra Puri offered his obeisances to the
Deity and then left the temple. He did not say anything more to anyone.

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wafes-afe ya—faae, Bria |
SASS HV Aa, ACE Betas W520 1

ayacita-vrtti puri ——virakta, udasa
ayacita paile kha’na, nahe upavasa

SYNONYMS

aydcita-vrtti—accustomed to avoid begging; puri—Madhavendra Puri; virak-
ta—unattached; udasa—indifferent; ayacita—without begging; paile—if getting;
kha’na—he eats; nahe—if not; upavasa—fasting.

TRANSLATION

Madhavendra Puri avoided begging. He was completely unattached and in-
different to material things. He would not beg. If someone offered him some
food, he would eat; otherwise he would fast.

PURPORT

This is the paramahansa stage, the highest stage for a sannydasi. A sannyasi can
beg from door to door just to collect food, but a paramaharnsa who has taken
ayacita-vrtti, or ajagara-vrtti, does not ask anyone for food. If someone offers him
food voluntarily, he eats. Aydcita-vrtti means being accustomed to refrain from
begging, and ajagara-vrtti indicates one who is compared to a python, the big
snake that makes no effort to acquire food, but rather allows food to come auto-
matically within its mouth. In other words, a paramaharhsa simply engages ex-
clusively in the service of the Lord, without caring even for eating or sleeping. It
was stated about the six Gosvamis: nidrahdra-viharakadi-vijitau. In the
paramahannsa stage one conquers the desire for sleep, food and sense gratifica-
