Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.18.15

bibhṛyāc cen munir vāsaḥ

kaupīnācchādanaḿ param

tyaktaḿ na daṇḍa-pātrābhyām

anyat kiñcid anāpadi

SYNONYMS

bibhṛyāt — would wear; cet — if; muniḥ — the sannyāsī; vāsaḥ — clothes; kaupīna — the thick belt and underwear worn by saintly persons; ācchādanam — covering; param — other; tyaktam — given up; na — never; daṇḍa — besides his staff; pātrābhyām — and waterpot; anyat — else; kiñcit — anything; anāpadi — when there is no emergency.

TRANSLATION

If the sannyāsī desires to wear something besides a mere kaupīna, he may use another cloth around his waist and hips to cover the kaupīna. Otherwise, if there is no emergency, he should not accept anything besides his daṇḍa and waterpot.

PURPORT

A sannyāsī attracted to material possessions will spoil his worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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