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Chapter 13: The Behavior of a Perfect Person

Verse 3 of 44
SB 7.13.3

एक एव चरेद्भिक्षुरात्मारामो ऽनपाश्रयः सर्वभूतसुहृच्छान्तो नारायणपरायणः

eka eva cared bhikṣur ātmārāmo 'napāśrayaḥ sarva-bhūta-suhṛc-chānto nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇaḥ

Synonyms

ekaḥalone; evaonly; caretcan move; bhikṣuḥa sannyāsī taking alms; ātma-ārāmaḥfully satisfied in the self; anapāśrayaḥwithout depending on anything; sarva-bhūta-suhṛtbecoming a well-wisher of all living entities; śāntaḥcompletely peaceful; nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇaḥbecoming absolutely dependent on Nārāyaṇa 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 Nārāyaṇa. In this way he should move from one place to another.

Verse 3 of 44
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