124 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 15

TRANSLATION

“Indeed,’’ Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya continued, ‘‘at the Govardhana-pija
ceremony You ate stacks of rice. In comparison to that, this small quantity is
not even a morsel for You.

TEXT 243
ofa w ea, qfeo—ape Fe BT
HBA MYT BIS THY | 89 I

tumi ta’ isvara, muhi—ksudra jiva chara
eka-grasa madhukari karaha angikdra

SYNONYMS
tumi—You; ta’—certainly; isvara—the Supreme Personality of Godhead;
munhi—l; ksudra jiva—insignificant living being; chara—worthless; eka-grasa—

one small quantity; madhu-kari—as collected by the bees; karaha—please do;
angikara —accept.

TRANSLATION

‘“‘You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whereas | am a most insig-
nificant living being. Therefore You may accept a little quantity of food from
my house.”

PURPORT

A sannyasiis expected to collect a little food from each and every householder.
That is to say, he should take whatever he requires to eat. This system is called
madhukari. The word mdadhukari comes from the word madhukara and means
“honey-collecting bees.” Bees collect a little honey from each flower, but all these
small quantities of honey accumulate to become a beehive. Sannydsis should col-
lect a little from each and every householder and should eat simply what is
necessary to maintain the body. Being a sannydsi, Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu
could collect a little food from the house of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, and this
was the Bhattacarya’s request. Compared to the food eaten by the Lord on other
occasions, Bhattacarya’s feast was not even a morsel. This is what Bhattacarya is
pointing out to the Lord.

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oS Ofer ati’ ay afren coieca |
HUAI Cant GH cet S4-aTA 1 288
