ayÄcita-vá¹›tti purÄ« — virakta, udÄsa
ayÄcita pÄile khÄ'na, nahe upavÄsa

 ayÄcita-vá¹›tti - accustomed to avoid begging; purÄ« - MÄdhavendra PurÄ«; virakta - unattached; udÄsa - indifferent; ayÄcita - without begging; pÄile - if getting; khÄ'na - he eats; nahe - if not; upavÄsa - fasting.


Text

MÄdhavendra PurÄ« avoided begging. He was completely unattached and indifferent to material things. If, without his begging, someone offered him some food, he would eat; otherwise he would fast.

Purport

This is the paramahaá¹sa stage, the highest stage for a sannyÄsÄ«. A sannyÄsÄ« can beg from door to door just to collect food, but a paramahaá¹sa who has taken ayÄcita-vá¹›tti, or Äjagara-vá¹›tti, does not ask anyone for food. If someone offers him food voluntarily, he eats. AyÄcita-vá¹›tti means being accustomed to refrain from begging, and Äjagara-vá¹›tti indicates one who is compared to a python, the big snake that makes no effort to acquire food but rather allows food to come automatically within its mouth. In other words, a paramahaá¹sa simply engages exclusively in the service of the Lord without caring even for eating or sleeping. It was stated about the six GosvÄmÄ«s: nidrÄhÄra-vihÄrakÄdi-vijitau. In the paramahaá¹sa stage one conquers the desire for sleep, food and sense gratification. One remains a humble, meek mendicant engaged in the service of the Lord day and night. MÄdhavendra PurÄ« had attained this paramahaá¹sa stage.