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Jñeyeḥ, "Just understand," sa. Sa means he. Who? Nitya-sannyāsī: "That person is always in renounced order, not by dress, but …

So a person who has renounced everything for service of the Lord: sannyāsī. Sannyāsī means sat-nyāsī. Sat means the supreme …

Sometimes it is advertised that "Such-and-such saint, he does not touch money. He does not touch money. When money is …

Just like there are many instances in India. In our line of disciplic succession, ācārya, there was one Rūpa Gosvāmī. …

So one big merchant—he belonged to Sindhi, Sindh Province, which is now in Pakistan—he approached Rūpa Gosvāmī and offered that …

So in this way, money is not bad. Ev... Nothing is bad. Anything created by God, nothing is bad. But …

And na kāṅkṣati. Na kāṅkṣati means he does not desire any money for his personal account. That is the significance. …

So that Rūpa Gosvāmī made two verses for our guidance. For our guidance he made two verses, very nice verses.

[Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.255]

He says that viṣaya... Viṣaya means enjoyable things. In the material world, what we want to enjoy, that is called …

And another, other side he explains that, that the things... Phalgu-vairāgyaṁ kathyate. Nirbandhaḥ. The idea is... I exactly forgot the …

Now, what do you mean by renunciation? Suppose I am in the renounced order of life. What I have renounced? …

So Rūpa Gosvāmī says that the monkey, monkey is completely naked, and he eats fruit. Markaṭa-vairāgya [Cc Madhya 16.238].

Markaṭa-vairāgya..., mendicantism just like the monkey. He is... He is living in a jungle. Suppose a sage or saintly person …

So we don't want monkey renouncement; we want real renouncement. We don't use anything for my personal comfort; everything for …

He is the only enjoyer. So this is called renouncement. Anyone who has renounced everything...

Therefore Lord Caitanya has recommended the renouncement of the gopīs as the highest renouncement. Gopīs. The gopīs in Vṛndāvana... When …

So when He was sixteen years old, so in village He had many friends, girlfriends, who were of the same …

So that is the life. Therefore... Of course, that is not material association. That can be understood when one is …

So Lord Caitanya recommended, ramya kaścid upāsanā vraja-vadhu-varga-vīrya-kalpita [Caitanya-mañjusā]: