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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 14: Ideal Family Life |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.14.6
canumodeta nirmamah
SYNONYMS
jnatayah -- relatives, family members; pitarau -- the father and mother; putrah -- children; bhratarah -- brothers; suhrdah -- friends; apare -- and others; yat -- whatever; vadanti -- they suggest (in regard to one's means of livelihood); yat -- whatever; icchanti -- they wish; ca -- and; anumodeta -- he should agree; nirmamah -- but without taking them seriously.
TRANSLATION
An intelligent man in human society should make his own program of activities very simple. If there are suggestions from his friends, children, parents, brothers or anyone else, he should externally agree, saying, "Yes, that is all right," but internally he should be determined not to create a cumbersome life in which the purpose of life will not be fulfilled.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness