Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.13.38

kvacid alpaḿ kvacid bhūri

bhuñje 'nnaḿ svādv asvādu vā

kvacid bhūri guṇopetaḿ

guṇa-hīnam uta kvacit

śraddhayopahṛtaḿ kvāpi

kadācin māna-varjitam

bhuñje bhuktvātha kasmiḿś cid

divā naktaḿ yadṛcchayā

SYNONYMS

kvacit — sometimes; alpam — very little; kvacit — sometimes; bhūri — a great quantity; bhuñje — I eat; annam — food; svādu — palatable; asvādu — stale; vā — either; kvacit — sometimes; bhūri — great; guṇa-upetam — a nice flavor; guṇa-hīnam — without flavor; uta — whether; kvacit — sometimes; śraddhayā — respectfully; upahṛtam — brought by someone; kvāpi — sometimes; kadācit — sometimes; māna-varjitam — offered without respect; bhuñje — I eat; bhuktvā — after eating; atha — as such; kasmin cit — sometimes, in some place; divā — during the daytime; naktam — or at night; yadṛcchayā — 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 prasāda 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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