vairÄgÄ«ra ká¹›tya — sadÄ nÄma-saá¹…kÄ«rtana
Å›Äka-patra-phala-mÅ«le udara-bharaṇa

 vairÄgÄ«ra - of a person in the renounced order; ká¹›tya - duty; sadÄ - always; nÄma-saá¹…kÄ«rtana - chanting the holy name of the Lord; Å›Äka - vegetables; patra - leaves; phala - fruit; mÅ«le - by roots; udara-bharaṇa - filling the belly.


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“The duty of a person in the renounced order is to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra always. He should satisfy his belly with whatever vegetables, leaves, fruits and roots are available.

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