# Cc. Antya 6.313
> প্রাণ-রক্ষা লাগি’ যেবা করেন ভক্ষণ ।
> তাহা খাঞা আপনাকে কহে নির্বেদ-বচন ॥৩১৩॥
## Text
> prāṇa-rakṣā lāgi' yebā karena bhakṣaṇa
> tāhā khāñā āpanāke kahe nirveda-vacana
## Synonyms
*prāṇa-rakṣā lāgi'*—to maintain life; *yebā*—whatever; *karena bhakṣaṇa*—he ate; *tāhā khāñā*—eating that; *āpanāke*—to himself; *kahe*—said; *nirveda-vacana*—words of reproach.
## Translation
**Whatever he ate was only to keep his body and soul together, and when he ate he would reproach himself thus.**