''nÄnna-doá¹£eṇa maskarÄ«'' — ei Å›Ästra-pramÄṇa
Ämi ta' gá¹›hastha-brÄhmaṇa, ÄmÄra doá¹£a-sthÄna

 na anna-doá¹£eṇa maskarÄ« - a sannyÄsÄ« does not become affected by faulty acceptance of food; ei - this; Å›Ästra-pramÄṇa - evidence of revealed scriptures; Ämi - I; ta' - indeed; gá¹›hastha-brÄhmaṇa - a householder brÄhmaṇa; ÄmÄra - My; doá¹£a - faulty; sthÄna - situation.


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“According to the Å›Ästras, there is no discrepancy in a sannyÄsī’s eating at another’s house. But for a householder brÄhmaṇa, this kind of eating is faulty.

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