← Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1962)

Chapter 6: Conversation Between Narada and Vyasa

Verse 14 of 38
SB 1.6.14

parishranta indriya atama aham tritparito bubhukhito snatwa pitwa hrade nadya upaspristo gatah shramah

Synonyms

parishranta—being tired of; indriya—bodily; atma—mentally; aham—I; tritparito—being thirsty; bubhukshito—and hungry; snatwa—taking a bath; pitwa—and drinking water also; hrade—in the lake; nadya—of a river; upaspristo—being in contact with; gatah—got relief from; shramah—tiredness.

Translation

Thus travelling I felt tired both bodily and mentally and I was both thirsty and hungry. So I took bath in the lake of a river and drunk water also. I got relief from tiredness by such contact of water.

Purport

A travelling mendicant can meet the needs of body namely thirst and hunger by the gifts of nature withont being a beggar at the door of the householders. The mendicant therefore does not go at the house of householder for begging but for enlightening him spiritually.

Verse 14 of 38