70 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 23
TEXT 114
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cirani kim pathi na santi disanti bhiksam
naivanghri-pah parabhrtah sarito ‘py asusyan
ruddha guhdah kim ajito ‘vati nopasannan
kasmad bhajanti kavayo dhana-durmadandhan
SYNONYMS
cirani—torn old clothes; kim—whether; pathi—on the path; na—not; santi—
are; disanti—give; bhiksam—alms; na—not; eva—certainly; anghri-pah—the
trees; parabhrtah—maintainers of others; saritah—rivers; api—also; asusyan—
have dried up; ruddhah—closed; guhadh—caves; kim—whether; ajitah—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is unconquerable; avati—protects; na—
not; upasannén—the surrendered; kasmat—for what reason, therefore; bha-
janti—flatter; kavayah—the devotees; dhana-durmada-andhan—persons who
are puffed up with material possessions.
TRANSLATION
“Are there no torn clothes lying on the common road? Do the trees, which
exist for maintaining others, no longer give alms in charity? Do the rivers,
being dried up, no longer supply water to the thirsty? Are the caves of the
mountains now closed, or, above all, does the unconquerable Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead not protect the fully surrendered souls? Why then should
learned persons like devotees go to flatter those who are intoxicated by hard-
earned wealth?’ ”’
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Srimad-Bhagavatam (2.2.5). In this verse, Sukadeva
Gosvami advises Maharaja Pariksit that a devotee should be independent in all
circumstances. The body can be maintained with no problem if one follows the
instructions given in this verse. To maintain the body, we require shelter, food,
water and clothing, and all these necessities can be obtained without ap-
proaching puffed-up rich men. One can collect old garments that have been
thrown out, one can eat fruits offered by the trees, one can drink water from the
rivers, and one can live within the caves of mountains. By nature’s arrangements,
