Canto 11: General HistoryChapter 23: The Song of the Avanti Brahmana.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.34

kecit tri-venum jagrhur

eke patram kamandalum

pitham caike 'ksa-sutram ca

kantham cirani kecana

pradaya ca punas tani

darsitany adadur muneh

SYNONYMS

kecit -- some of them; tri-venum -- his sannyasi triple staff; jagrhuh -- they took away; eke -- some; patram -- his begging bowl; kamandalum -- waterpot; pitham -- seat; ca -- and; eke -- some; aksa-sutram -- chanting beads; ca -- and; kantham -- rags; cirani -- torn; kecana -- some of them; pradaya -- offering back; ca -- and; punah -- again; tani -- they; darsitani -- which were being shown; adaduh -- they took away; muneh -- of the sage.

TRANSLATION

Some of these persons would take away his sannyasi rod, and some the waterpot which he was using as a begging bowl. Some took his deerskin seat, some his chanting beads, and some would steal his torn, ragged clothing. Displaying these things before him, they would pretend to offer them back but would then hide them again.

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