ei-mata vaiṣṇava kāre kichu nā māgiba
ayācita-vṛtti, kiṁvā śāka-phala khāiba

 ei-mata - in this way; vaiṣṇava - a devotee; kāre - from anyone; kichu - anything; nā - not; māgiba - shall ask for; ayācita-vṛtti - the profession of not asking for anything; kiṁvā - or; śāka - vegetables; phala - fruits; khāiba - shall eat.


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“Thus a Vaiṣṇava should not ask anything from anyone else. If someone gives him something without being asked, he should accept it, but if nothing comes, a Vaiṣṇava should be satisfied to eat whatever vegetables and fruits are easily available.

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