Madhya 7.23

TEXT 23

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মুকুন্দ হয়েন দুঃখী দেখি' সন্ন্যাস-ধর্ম ।
তিনবারে শীতে স্নান, ভূমিতে শয়ন ॥ ২৩ ॥

mukunda hayena duhkhi dekhi' sannyasa-dharma

tinabare site snana, bhumite sayana

SYNONYMS

mukunda-Mukunda; hayena-becomes; duhkhi-unhappy; dekhi'-seeing; sannyasa-dharma-My regulative principles in the renounced order; tina-bare-three times; site-in the winter; snana-bath; bhumite-on the ground; sayana-lying down.

TRANSLATION

"Being a sannyasi, it is My duty to lie down on the ground and take a bath three times a day, even during the winter. But Mukunda becomes very unhappy when he sees My severe austerities.