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acarya kahe--tumi hao tairthika sannyasi

kabhu phala-mula khao, kabhu upavasi

SYNONYMS

acarya kahe—Advaita Acarya replied to Nityananda Prabhu; tumi—You; hao—are; tairthika sannyasi—a mendicant wandering on pilgrimages; kabhu—sometimes; phala-mula—fruits and roots; khao—You eat; kabhu upavasi—sometimes fasting.

Advaita Acarya replied, "Sir, You are a mendicant traveling on pilgrimage.

Sometimes You eat fruits and roots, and sometimes You simply go on fasting.