Text 268] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 233

PURPORT

It is the duty of the public to present a gift to a saintly person, Vaisnava or
brahmana when going to see him. Every Vaisnava is dependent on Krsna, and
Krsna is ready to supply all of life’s necessities, provided a Vaisnava follows the
principles set forth by the spiritual master. There are certainly many householders
in our Krsna consciousness movement. They join the movement and live in the
society's centers, but if they take advantage of this opportunity and do not work
but live at the expense of the movement, eating prasdda and simply sleeping, they
place themselves in a very dangerous position. It is therefore advised that
grhasthas should not live in the temple. They must live outside the temple and
maintain themselves. Of course, if the grhasthas are fully engaged in the Lord’s
service according to the directions of the authorities, there is no harm in their
living in a temple. In any case, a temple should not be a place to eat and sleep. A
temple manager should be very careful about these things.

TEXT 267
osita oa Sica wt-faxt wea |
fRCR SS AD, AS ANA GS GTA 209

eka-dina anna ane dasa-bisa jane
dine tata laya, yata khaya dui jane

SYNONYMS
eka-dina—in one day; anna—food; dne—brought; dasa-bisa jane —enough for
ten to twenty men; dine—in a day; tata laya—would accept only as much;
yata—as; khadya dui jane —the two of them required to eat.

TRANSLATION

“In one day enough food was brought for ten or twenty people, but the
hunter and his wife would accept only as much as they could eat.

TEXT 268

Oslea aay Blz,—“Hae, AAS |
alata as fay Bice, BAS cHFATS” W Ave II

eka-dina narada kahe, —“sunaha, parvate
amdara eka sisya ache, calaha dekhite”
