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CC Madhya 3.177

Bengali

সন্ন্যাসীর ধর্ম নহে — সন্ন্যাস করিয়া ।
নিজ জন্মস্থানে রহে কুটুম্ব লঞা ॥ ১৭৭ ॥

Text

sannyāsīra dharma nahe — sannyāsa kariñā
nija janma-sthāne rahe kuṭumba lañā

Synonyms

sannyāsīra — of a sannyāsī; dharma — duty; nahe — it is not; sannyāsa — sannyāsa; kariñā — accepting; nija — own; janma-sthāne — at the birthplace; rahe — remains; kuṭumba — relatives; lañā — with.

Translation

“After accepting sannyāsa, it is not the duty of a sannyāsī to remain at his birthplace, encircled by relatives.