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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.5

सायं प्रातश्चरेद्भ‍ैक्ष्यं गुरवे तन्निवेदयेत् । भुञ्जीत यद्यनुज्ञातो नो चेदुपवसेत् क्‍वचित् ॥ ५ ॥
sāyaṁ prātaś cared bhaikṣyaṁ
[saayam praatash chared bhaikshyam]
gurave tan nivedayet
[gurave tan nivedayet]
bhuñjīta yady anujñāto
[bhunjeeta yady anujnaato]
no ced upavaset kvacit
[no ched upavaset kvachit]
Word-for-word
sāyam — in the evening prātaḥ — in the morning caret — should go out bhaikṣyam — to collect alms gurave — unto the spiritual master tat — all that he collects nivedayet — should offer bhuñjīta — he should eat yadi — if anujñātaḥ — ordered (by the spiritual master) no — otherwise cet — if upavaset — should observe fasting kvacit — sometimes.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sāyaṁ prātaś cared bhaikṣyaṁ
sāyam
in the evening
prātaḥ
in the morning
caret
should go out
bhaikṣyam
to collect alms
gurave tan nivedayet
gurave
unto the spiritual master
tat
all that he collects
nivedayet
should offer
bhuñjīta yady anujñāto
bhuñjīta
he should eat
yadi
if
anujñātaḥ
ordered (by the spiritual master)
no ced upavaset kvacit
no
otherwise
cet
if
upavaset
should observe fasting
kvacit
sometimes.
The brahmacārī should go out morning and evening to collect alms, and he should offer all that he collects to the spiritual master. He should eat only if ordered to take food by the spiritual master; otherwise, if the spiritual master does not give this order, he may sometimes have to fast.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The brahmacārī should go out in the morning and evening to collect alms and should offer all that he collects to the guru. He should eat only if ordered to take food by the guru; otherwise, if the spiritual master does not give this order, he should fast.
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Personal Guidance
The brahmacārī begs alms morning and evening, offers everything to the guru, and eats only when ordered. The pattern is: collect, offer up, receive back. Refusing to keep what you collect is the deepest economic training.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you take what you have collected as if it were yours, rather than offering it up first?
  • What 'fast' might a teacher actually order if consulted, and would you accept it?
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