Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.13.38

kvacid alpam kvacid bhuri

bhunje 'nnam svadv asvadu va

kvacid bhuri gunopetam

guna-hinam uta kvacit

sraddhayopahritam kvapi

kadacin mana-varjitam

bhunje bhuktvatha kasmims cid

diva naktam yadricchaya

SYNONYMS

kvacit -- sometimes; alpam -- very little; kvacit -- sometimes; bhuri -- a great quantity; bhunje -- I eat; annam -- food; svadu -- palatable; asvadu -- stale; va -- either; kvacit -- sometimes; bhuri -- great; guna-upetam -- a nice flavor; guna-hinam -- without flavor; uta -- whether; kvacit -- sometimes; sraddhaya -- respectfully; upahritam -- brought by someone; kvapi -- sometimes; kadacit -- sometimes; mana-varjitam -- offered without respect; bhunje -- I eat; bhuktva -- after eating; atha -- as such; kasmin cit -- sometimes, in some place; diva -- during the daytime; naktam -- or at night; yadricchaya -- as it is available.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes I eat a very small quantity and sometimes a great quantity. Sometimes the food is very palatable, and sometimes it is stale. Sometimes prasada is offered with great respect, and sometimes food is given neglectfully. Sometimes I eat during the day and sometimes at night. Thus I eat what is easily available.

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