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sannyasi manusa amara bhumite sayana

amare khata-tuli-balisa mastaka-mundana

SYNONYMS

sannyasi manusa—a person in the renounced order of life; amara—My; bhumite sayana—lying on the floor; amare—for Me; khata—bedstead; tuli—quilt; balisa—pillow; mastaka-mundana—a great shame “I am in the renounced order, and therefore I must lie on the floor.

For Me to use a bedstead, quilt or pillow would be very shameful.”