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  "label":"Text 81",
  "title":"Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā 3.81",
  "description":"Advaita Ācārya replied, \"Sir, You are a mendicant traveling on pilgrimage. Sometimes You eat fruits and roots, and sometimes You simply go on fasting."

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Cc. Madhya 3.81

Text

ācārya kahe—tumi hao tairthika sannyāsī
kabhu phala-mūla khāo, kabhu upavāsī

Synonyms

ācāryakahe—Advaita Ācārya replied to Nityānanda Prabhu; tumi—You; hao—are; tairthika sannyāsī—a mendicant wandering on pilgrimages; kabhu—sometimes; phala-mūla—fruits and roots; khāo—You eat; kabhu upavāsī—sometimes fasting.

Translation

Advaita Ācārya replied, “Sir, You are a mendicant traveling on pilgrimage. Sometimes You eat fruits and roots, and sometimes You simply go on fasting.