▁could ▁beg ▁by ▁going ▁from ▁door ▁to ▁door ▁of ▁the ▁house holder ▁dev ote es , ▁just ▁as ▁a ▁b umble ▁be e ▁goes ▁from ▁flower ▁to ▁flower ▁to ▁take ▁pol len . ▁By ▁this ▁strict ▁v ow ▁Nar ott ama ▁kept ▁no ▁kitchen ▁or ▁store ▁of ▁food st uff s . ▁He ▁simply ▁re lied ▁only ▁upon ▁the ▁mer cy ▁of ▁the ▁Lord . ▁ ▁Nar ott ama ▁das a ▁Th ak ura ▁would ▁pre ach ▁rel ent lessly , ▁removing ▁the ▁mis con ception s ▁of ▁the ▁age , ▁and ▁would ▁invoke ▁his ▁dis ci ples ▁to ▁follow ▁suit . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Nar ott ama ▁das a ▁Th ak ura ' s ▁main ▁pre aching ▁points ▁– ▁that ▁a ▁Va ish n ava ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁m lle cha , ▁nor ▁y av ana , ▁nor ▁Bra h min , ▁nor ▁sud ra , ▁etc . ▁ ▁V ais nav ism ▁should ▁only ▁be ▁g aug ed ▁according ▁to ▁one ' s ▁surrender ▁and ▁real ization ▁in ▁Kr ish na ▁conscious ness . ▁ ▁There ▁should ▁be ▁no ▁consideration ▁of ▁birth , ▁age , ▁cas te , ▁cre ed , ▁sh oe ▁size , ▁education , ▁social ▁status , ▁who ▁one ▁is ▁initi ated ▁by , ▁the ▁year ▁one ▁took ▁init iation , ▁or ▁when ▁one ▁first ▁came ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁dev ot ional ▁service . ▁Nor ▁is ▁Kr ish na ▁conscious ness ▁adv ancement ▁dependent ▁on ▁household ▁duties , ▁taking ▁s anny asa , ▁rit ual istic