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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.13.39

kṣaumaḿ dukūlam ajinaḿ

cīraḿ valkalam eva vā

vase 'nyad api samprāptaḿ

diṣṭa-bhuk tuṣṭa-dhīr aham

SYNONYMS

kṣaumam — clothing made of linen; dukūlam — silk or cotton; ajinam — deerskin; cīram — loincloth; valkalam — bark; evaas it is; — either; vaseI put on; anyat — something else; api — although; samprāptamas available; diṣṭa-bhuk — because of destiny; tuṣṭa — satisfied; dhīḥ — mind; ahamI am.

TRANSLATION

To cover my body I use whatever is available, whether it be linen, silk, cotton, bark or deerskin, according to my destiny, and I am fully satisfied and unagitated.

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