yathÄ-yogya udara bhare, nÄ kare 'viá¹£aya' bhoga
sannyÄsÄ«ra tabe siddha haya jñÄna-yoga

 yathÄ-yogya - as much as necessary; udara bhare - fills the belly; nÄ kare - does not do; viá¹£aya bhoga - material enjoyment; sannyÄsÄ«ra - of a sannyÄsÄ«; tabe - then; siddha - perfect; haya - is; jñÄna-yoga - spiritual advancement in knowledge.


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“A sannyÄsÄ« eats as much as necessary to maintain his body, but he does not enjoy satisfying his senses materially. Thus a sannyÄsÄ« becomes perfect in his spiritual advancement in knowledge.

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