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CC Antya 13.15

Text

sannyāsī mānuṣa āmāra bhūmite śayana
āmāre khāṭa-tūli-bālisa mastaka-muṇḍana”

Synonyms

sannyāsī mānuṣa — a person in the renounced order of life; āmāra — My; bhūmite śayana — lying on the floor; āmāre — for Me; khāṭa — bedstead; tūli — quilt; bālisa — pillow; mastaka-muṇḍana — a great shame.

Translation

“I am in the renounced order, and therefore I must lie on the floor. For Me to use a bedstead, quilt or pillow would be very shameful.”