230 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24
supplies everyone with eatables, why should He not supply His devotee? Some-
times a devotee will not even bother to construct a cottage. He will simply go to
live in a mountain cave. One may live in a cave, in a cottage beside a river, in a
palace or in a big city like New York or London. In any case, a devotee can follow
the instructions of his spiritual master and engage in devotional service by
watering the tulasi plant and chanting the Hare Krsna mantra. Taking the advice of
§ri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and our spiritual master, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
Gosvami Maharaja, one can go to any part of the world and instruct people to
become devotees of the Lord by following the regulative principles, worshiping
the tulasi plant and continuously chanting the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra.
TEXT 262
aifa cotta aa a HSI Sy fecal |
GAS BA ALA, AS AS FBHTA i” Qe
dmi tomaya bahu anna pathadimu dine
sei anna labe, yata khao dui-jane”
SYNONYMS

ami—l|; tomaéya—for you; bahu—much; anna—food; pathaimu—shall send;
dine —every day; sei—that; anna—food; labe—you shall take; yata—whatever;
khéo—you can eat; dui-jane—both of you.

TRANSLATION

“Narada Muni continued, ‘I shall send sufficient food to you both every day.

You can take as much food as you want.’
PURPORT

When a person takes to Krsna consciousness, there is no need to care for
material necessities. Krsna says that He personally carries all the necessities to His
devotees.

ananyas cintayanto mam
ye janah paryupasate
tesam nityabhiyuktanam
yoga-ksemam vahamy aham

“Those who worship Me with love and devotion, meditating on My transcenden-
tal form—to them | carry what they lack and preserve what they have.” (Bg. 9.22)
Why should one be anxious about the necessities of life? The principle should be
