CC Antya 8.39
Antya-līlā, Chapter 8, Text 39
অনিমন্ত্রণ ভিক্ষা করে, নাহিক নির্ণয় ।
অন্যের ভিক্ষার স্থিতির লয়েন নিশ্চয় ॥ ৩৯ ॥
অন্যের ভিক্ষার স্থিতির লয়েন নিশ্চয় ॥ ৩৯ ॥
animantraṇa bhikṣā kare, nāhika nirṇaya
anyera bhikṣāra sthitira layena niścaya
anyera bhikṣāra sthitira layena niścaya
Word by word
animantraṇa — without being invited; bhikṣā kare — accepts food; nāhika nirṇaya — there is no certainty; anyera — of others; bhikṣāra — of acceptance of prasādam; sthitira — of the situation; layena niścaya — takes account.
Translation
There was no certainty of where Rāmacandra Purī would take his meal, for he would do so even uninvited. Nevertheless, he was very particular about keeping account of how others were taking their meals.