8.16
sannyasire eta khaoyana kare dharma nasa
vairagi hana eta khaya, vairagyera nahi ’bhasa’ "
SYNONYMS
sannyasire—unto a sannyasi; eta—so much; khaoyana—feeding; kare dharma nasa—destroys the regulative principles; vairagi hana—being in the renounced order; eta—so much; khaya—eats; vairagyera nahi bhasa—there is no trace of renunciation “Feeding a sannyasi too much breaks his regulative principles, for when a sannyasi eats too much, his renunciation is destroyed.”