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tina mudrara bhota gaya, madhukari grasa

dharma-hani haya, loka kare upahasa"

SYNONYMS

tina mudrara bhota—a woolen blanket costing three gold coins; gaya—on the body; madhukari grasa—and practicing the madhukari system; dharma-hani haya—that is a religious discrepancy; loka kare upahasa—people will joke “It is contradictory to practice madhukari and at the same time wear a valuable blanket.

One loses his spiritual strength by doing this, and one will also become an object for jokes.”