|
TEXT 108
prabhu kahe,--"sannyasira nahi taile adhikara
tahate sugandhi taila,--parama dhikkara!
SYNONYMS
prabhu kaheSri Caitanya Mahaprabhu replied; sannyasirafor a sannyasi; nahithere is not; tailewith oil; adhikarause; tahateover and above this; su-gandhi tailaperfumed oil; parama dhik-karaimmediately to be rejected.
TRANSLATION
The Lord replied, "A sannyasi has no use for oil, especially perfumed oil such as this. Take it out immediately."
PURPORT
pratah-snane vrate sraddhe
dvadasyam grahane tatha madya-lepa-samam tailam tasmat tailam vivarjayet "If one who has taken a vow smears oil on his body while bathing in the morning, while observing a ritualistic ceremony like the sraddha ceremony, or on dvadasi day, he may as well pour wine over his body. Therefore, oil should be rejected." This word vrata (vow) is sometimes understood to refer to the sannyasa-vrata. Raghunandana Bhattacarya has also said in his book Tithi-tattva:
ghrtam ca sarsapam tailam
yat tailam puspa-vasitam adustam pakva-tailam ca tailabhyange ca nityasah This means that clarified butter (ghee), mustard oil, floral oil and boiled oil may be used only by grhasthas, householders.
Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/cc/antya/12/108 Previous: Antya 12.107 Next: Antya 12.109
|