Verse 2.24.89

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.24.89:

“মত্স্য খাও, মাংস খাও, কে-মত সন্ন্যাসী! বস্ত্র এডিলাম আমি, এই দিগ্বাসী ॥ ৮৯ ॥

“मत्स्य खाओ, मांस खाओ, के-मत सन्न्यासी! वस्त्र एडिलाम आमि, एइ दिग्वासी ॥ ८९ ॥

“matsya khāo, māṃsa khāo, ke-mata sannyāsī! vastra eḍilāma āmi, ei digvāsī || 89 ||

“matsya khao, mamsa khao, ke-mata sannyasi! vastra edilama ami, ei digvasi (89)

English translation:

(89) “You eat fish, and You eat meat. What kind of sannyāsī are You? I have also given up My cloth and become naked.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

In the course of argument and counter-argument, Śrī Advaita Prabhu became very angry and said, “Your behavior is similar to that of a dārī sannyāsī who eats fish and meat and who brags that he has given up the dress of a householder and become naked. You are just like the Tantric sannyāsīs who are envious of the Vaiṣṇavas, who are attached to sense gratification, who are followers of Śākta philosophy, and who try to protect their reputation as sannyāsīs by indulging in pañca-makāra [Pañca-makāra refers to māṃsa, madya, matsya, mahila, and maithuna—meat, wine, fish, women, and sex]. Whimsical behavior can never be the characteristic of a sannyāsī under the shelter of the Vedas.”

After reading these statements, foolish people should not consider Śrī Baladeva-Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu as fallen from sannyāsa and proper behavior. It should be known that one who exposes his natural foolishness by failing to understand the actual purport of Advaita’s statements is unqualified to understand the characteristics of Nityānanda Prabhu. These sarcastic or disguised as blasphemous statements of Śrī Advaita are simply a ploy to increase the sinful propensities of those who eat fish and meat. Those not understanding the purport of these words who are most unfortunate and bereft of intelligence take shelter of worldly sinful activities and traverse the path to hell. Those who are easily influenced by the word jugglery of others can never become intelligent devotees of Kṛṣṇa.