CC MADHYA 3.81
ācārya kahe-tumi hao tairthika sannyāsī
kabhu phala-mūla khāo, kabhu upavāsī
SYNONYMS

ācārya kahe—Advaita Ācārya replied to Nityānanda Prabhu; tumi—You; hao—are; tairthika sannyāsī—a mendicant wandering on pilgrimages; kabhu—sometimes; phala-mūla—fruits and roots; khāo—You eat; kabhu upavāsī—sometimes fasting.

TRANSLATION

Advaita Ācārya replied, "Sir, You are a mendicant traveling on pilgrimage. Sometimes You eat fruits and roots, and sometimes You simply go on fasting.