# Cc. Antya 3.101 ## Text > brāhmaṇera ghare kare bhikṣā nirvāhaṇa > prabhāve sakala loka karaye pūjana ## Synonyms *brāhmaṇera* *ghare*—in the house of a *brāhmaṇa*; *kare*—does; *bhikṣā* *nirvāhaṇa*—asking alms of food; *prabhāve*—by spiritual potency; *sakala* *loka*—all people; *karaye* *pūjana*—worship. ## Translation **For his bodily maintenance he would go to a brāhmaṇa's house and beg some food. He was spiritually so influential that all the neighboring people worshiped him.** ## Purport In the days of Haridāsa Ṭhākura, all the *brāhmaṇas* worshiped Nārāyaṇa in the form of the *śālagrama-śilā.* Therefore begging from a *brāhmaṇa's* house meant taking *kṛṣṇa-prasāda,* which is transcendental (*nirguṇa).* If we take food from the house of others, such as *karmīs,* we shall have to share the qualities of those from whom we take alms. Therefore Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu took *prasāda* in the houses of Vaiṣṇavas. This is the general process. The members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement are advised not to take food from anywhere but a Vaiṣṇava's or *brāhmaṇa's* house where Deity worship is performed. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has said, *viṣayīra anna khāile duṣṭa haya mana:* if a devotee takes alms or food from the house of a *karmī* who is simply interested in money, his mind will be unclean. We must always remember that a devotee's life is one of *vairāgya-vidyā,* or renunciation and knowledge. Therefore all devotees are warned not to live unnecessarily luxurious lives at the cost of others. *Gṛhasthas* living within the jurisdiction of the temple must be especially careful not to imitate *karmīs* by acquiring opulent clothing, food and conveyances. As far as possible, these should be avoided. A member of the temple, whether *gṛhastha, brahmacārī* or *sannyāsī,* must practice a life of renunciation, following in the footsteps of Haridāsa Ṭhākura and the six Gosvāmīs. Otherwise, because *māyā* is very strong, at any time one may become a victim of *māyā* and fall down from spiritual life.