mādhukaram asaṁkḷptaṁ prāk-praṇītam ayācitam
mādhukaram asaṁkḷptaṁ prāk-praṇītam ayācitam |
tāt-kālikopapannaṁ ca bhaikṣyaṁ pañca-vidhaṁ smṛtam ||
(Sannyāsa Upaniṣad: 2.83; cited in Krama Sandarbha to Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.18.19)
“Mādhukara alms are known to be of five types: [1] indeterminate, [2] previously arranged, [3] unsolicited, [4] coincidental, and [5] offered.”