Canto 7: The Science of GodChapter 13: The Behavior of a Perfect Person

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.13.3

eka eva cared bhikshur

ātmārāmo 'napāśrayah

sarva-bhūta-suhric-chānto

nārāyana-parāyanah

SYNONYMS

ekah — alone; eva — only; caret — can move; bhikshuha sannyāsī taking alms; ātma-ārāmah — fully satisfied in the self; anapāśrayah — without depending on anything; sarva-bhūta-suhrit — becoming a well-wisher of all living entities; śāntah — completely peaceful; nārāyana-parāyanah — becoming absolutely dependent on Nārāyana and becoming His devotee.

TRANSLATION

The sannyāsī, completely satisfied in the self, should live on alms begged from door to door. Not being dependent on any person or any place, he should always be a friendly well-wisher to all living beings and be a peaceful, unalloyed devotee of Nārāyana. In this way he should move from one place to another.

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