# Cc. Antya 13.61 ## Text > rakta-vastra 'vaiṣṇavera' parite nā yuyāya > kona pravāsīre dimu, ki kāya uhāya? ## Synonyms *rakta*-*vastra*—saffron clothing; *vaiṣṇavera*—for a Vaiṣṇava; *parite* *nā* *yuyāya*—is not fit to put on; *kona* *pravāsīre*—to some outsider; *dimu*—I shall give; *ki*—what; *kāya*—business; *uhāya*—with that. ## Translation **"This saffron cloth is unfit for a Vaiṣṇava to wear; therefore I have no use for it. I shall give it to a stranger."** ## Purport Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura comments on this incident as follows: Vaiṣṇavas are all liberated persons, unattached to anything material. Therefore a Vaiṣṇava need not accept the dress of a *sannyāsī* to prove his exalted position. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the renounced order from a *sannyāsī* of the *Māyāvāda* school. Present-day Vaiṣṇava *sannyāsīs,* however, never think that by accepting the dress of the *sannyāsa* order they have become equal to Caitanya Mahāprabhu. In fact, a Vaiṣṇava accepts the *sannyāsa* order to remain an eternal servant of his spiritual master. He accepts the *sannyāsa* order knowing that he is unequal to his spiritual master, who is a *paramahaṁsa,* and he thinks that he is unfit to dress like a *paramahaṁsa.* Therefore a Vaiṣṇava accepts *sannyāsa* out of humility, not out of pride. Sanātana Gosvāmī had adopted the dress of a *paramahaṁsa;* therefore it was inappropriate for him to wear the saffron cloth on his head. However, a Vaiṣṇava *sannyāsī* does not think himself fit to imitate the dress of a *paramahaṁsa* Vaiṣṇava. According to the principles set down by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu *(tṛṇād api sunīcena),* one should always think himself in the lowest stage, not on the level of a *paramahaṁsa* Vaiṣṇava. Thus a Vaiṣṇava will sometimes accept the *sannyāsa* order just to keep himself below the level of a *paramahaṁsa* Vaiṣṇava. This is the instruction of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.