माधुकरमसंकॢप्तं प्राक्प्रणीतमयाचितम् ।
तात्कालिकोपपन्नं च भैक्ष्यं पञ्चविधं स्मृतम् ॥

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.”

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