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  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 3.74",
  "description":"Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, \"I will not be able to eat so much food, and it is not the duty of a sannyāsī to leave remnants.\""

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Cc. Madhya 3.74

Text

prabhu bale—eta anna nāriba khāite
sannyāsīra dharma nahe ucchiṣṭa rākhite

Synonyms

prabhubale—the Lord said; eta—so much; anna—eatables; nāriba—I will not be able; khāite—to eat; sannyāsīra—of a sannyāsī; dharma nahe—it is not the duty; ucchiṣṭa—remnants of food; rākhite—to keep.

Translation

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, “I will not be able to eat so much food, and it is not the duty of a sannyāsī to leave remnants.”

According to Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.18.19):

bahir jalāśayaṁ gatvā
tatopaspṛśya vāg-yataḥ
vibhajya pāvitaṁ śeṣaṁ
bhuñjītāśeṣam āhṛtam

“A sannyāsī should take whatever edibles he gets from a householder's house, outside near some lake or river, and after offering the food to Viṣṇu, Brahmā and the sun (three divisions), he should eat the entire offering and not leave anything for others to eat.”