prabhu kahe, — "sannyÄsÄ«ra nÄhi taile adhikÄra
tÄhÄte sugandhi taila, — parama dhikkÄra!
prabhu kahe - ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu replied; sannyÄsÄ«ra - for a sannyÄsÄ«; nÄhi - there is not; taile - with oil; adhikÄra - use; tÄhÄte - over and above this; su-gandhi taila - perfumed oil; parama dhik-kÄra - immediately to be rejected.
The Lord replied, “A sannyÄsÄ« has no use for oil, especially perfumed oil such as this. Take it out immediately.â€
According to Raghunandana Bhaá¹á¹ÄcÄrya, the spokesman for the smÄrta regulative principles:
prÄtaḥ-snÄne vrate Å›rÄddhe dvÄdaÅ›yÄá¹ grahaṇe tathÄ
madya-lepa-samaá¹ tailaá¹ tasmÄt tailaá¹ vivarjayet
“One who smears oil on his body while observing a vow in conjunction with a ritual, while bathing in the morning, while performing the Å›rÄddha ceremony, or on dvÄdaśī day may as well pour wine over his body. Therefore, oil should be rejected.†This word vrata (vow) is sometimes understood to refer to the sannyÄsa-vrata. Raghunandana Bhaá¹á¹ÄcÄrya has also said in his book Tithi-tattva:
ghá¹›taá¹ ca sÄrá¹£apaá¹ tailaá¹ yat tailaá¹ puá¹£pa-vÄsitam
aduá¹£á¹aá¹ pakva-tailaá¹ ca tailÄbhyaá¹…ge ca nityaÅ›aḥ
This means that clarified butter (ghee), mustard oil, floral oil and boiled oil may be used only by gá¹›hasthas, householders.
