Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 - Chapter 18

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 16 Sanskrit: द‍ृष्टिपूतं न्यसेत् पादं वस्‍त्रपूतं पिबेज्जलम् ।सत्यपूतां वदेद् वाचं मन:पूतं समाचरेत् ॥ १६ ॥ ITRANS: dṛṣṭi-pūtaṁ nyaset pādaṁvastra-pūtaṁ pibej jalamsatya-pūtāṁ vaded vācaṁmanaḥ-pūtaṁ samācaret Translation: A saintly person should step or place his foot on the ground only after verifying with his eyes that there are no living creatures, such as insects, who might be injured by his foot. He should drink water only after filtering it through a portion of his cloth, and he should speak only words that possess the purity of truth....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 17 Sanskrit: मौनानीहानिलायामा दण्डा वाग्देहचेतसाम् ।न ह्येते यस्य सन्त्यङ्ग वेणुभिर्न भवेद् यति: ॥ १७ ॥ ITRANS: maunānīhānilāyāmādaṇḍā vāg-deha-cetasāmna hy ete yasya santy aṅgaveṇubhir na bhaved yatiḥ Translation: One who has not accepted the three internal disciplines of avoiding useless speech, avoiding useless activities and controlling the life air can never be considered a sannyāsī merely because of his carrying bamboo rods. Purport: The word daṇḍa indicates the staff carried by those in the renounced order of life, and daṇḍa also indicates severe discipline....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 18 Sanskrit: भिक्षां चतुर्षु वर्णेषु विगर्ह्यान् वर्जयंश्चरेत् ।सप्तागारानसङ्‍क्लृप्तांस्तुष्येल्ल‍ब्धेन तावता ॥ १८ ॥ ITRANS: bhikṣāṁ caturṣu varṇeṣuvigarhyān varjayaṁś caretsaptāgārān asaṅkḷptāṁstuṣyel labdhena tāvatā Translation: Rejecting those houses that are polluted and untouchable, one should approach without previous calculation seven houses and be satisfied with that which is obtained there by begging. According to necessity, one may approach each of the four occupational orders of society....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 19 Sanskrit: बहिर्जलाशयं गत्वा तत्रोपस्पृश्य वाग्यत: ।विभज्य पावितं शेषं भुञ्जीताशेषमाहृतम् ॥ १९ ॥ ITRANS: bahir jalāśayaṁ gatvātatropaspṛśya vāg-yataḥvibhajya pāvitaṁ śeṣaṁbhuñjītāśeṣam āhṛtam Translation: Taking the food gathered through begging, one should leave the populated areas and go to a reservoir of water in a secluded place. There, having taken a bath and washed one’s hands thoroughly, one should distribute portions of the food to others who may request it....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20 Sanskrit: एकश्चरेन्महीमेतां नि:सङ्ग: संयतेन्द्रिय: ।आत्मक्रीड आत्मरत आत्मवान् समदर्शन: ॥ २० ॥ ITRANS: ekaś caren mahīm etāṁniḥsaṅgaḥ saṁyatendriyaḥātma-krīḍa ātma-rataātma-vān sama-darśanaḥ Translation: Without any material attachment, with senses fully controlled, remaining enthusiastic, and satisfied in realization of the Supreme Lord and his own self, the saintly person should travel about the earth alone. Having equal vision everywhere, he should be steady on the spiritual platform....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 21 Sanskrit: विविक्तक्षेमशरणो मद्भ‍ावविमलाशय: ।आत्मानं चिन्तयेदेकमभेदेन मया मुनि: ॥ २१ ॥ ITRANS: vivikta-kṣema-śaraṇomad-bhāva-vimalāśayaḥātmānaṁ cintayed ekamabhedena mayā muniḥ Translation: Dwelling in a safe and solitary place, his mind purified by constant thought of Me, the sage should concentrate on the soul alone, realizing it to be nondifferent from Me. Purport: One who is engaged exclusively in the devotional service of the Lord in one of the five principal relationships is to be known as a pure Vaiṣṇava....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 22 Sanskrit: अन्वीक्षेतात्मनो बन्धं मोक्षं च ज्ञाननिष्ठया ।बन्ध इन्द्रियविक्षेपो मोक्ष एषां च संयम: ॥ २२ ॥ ITRANS: anvīkṣetātmano bandhaṁmokṣaṁ ca jñāna-niṣṭhayābandha indriya-vikṣepomokṣa eṣāṁ ca saṁyamaḥ Translation: By steady knowledge a sage should clearly ascertain the nature of the soul’s bondage and liberation. Bondage occurs when the senses are deviated to sense gratification, and complete control of the senses constitutes liberation. Purport: By carefully understanding one’s eternal nature, one will not again be bound up in the shackles of material energy, and by constant engagement in the service of the Absolute Truth, one is liberated....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 23 Sanskrit: तस्मान्नियम्य षड्‍वर्गं मद्भ‍ावेन चरेन्मुनि: ।विरक्त: क्षुद्रकामेभ्यो लब्ध्वात्मनि सुखं महत् ॥ २३ ॥ ITRANS: tasmān niyamya ṣaḍ-vargaṁmad-bhāvena caren muniḥviraktaḥ kṣudra-kāmebhyolabdhvātmani sukhaṁ mahat Translation: Therefore, completely controlling the five senses and the mind by Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a sage, having experienced spiritual bliss within the self, should live detached from insignificant material sense gratification. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 24 Sanskrit: पुरग्रामव्रजान्सार्थान् भिक्षार्थं प्रविशंश्चरेत् ।पुण्यदेशसरिच्छैलवनाश्रमवतीं महीम् ॥ २४ ॥ ITRANS: pura-grāma-vrajān sārthānbhikṣārthaṁ praviśaṁś caretpuṇya-deśa-saric-chaila-vanāśrama-vatīṁ mahīm Translation: The sage should travel in sanctified places, by flowing rivers and within the solitude of mountains and forests. He should enter the cities, towns and pasturing grounds and approach ordinary working men only to beg his bare sustenance. Purport: According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the word pura refers to cities and towns with shopping centers, markets and other commercial enterprises, whereas grāma refers to smaller towns, lacking such facilities....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 25 Sanskrit: वानप्रस्थाश्रमपदेष्वभीक्ष्णं भैक्ष्यमाचरेत् ।संसिध्यत्याश्वसम्मोह: शुद्धसत्त्व: शिलान्धसा ॥ २५ ॥ ITRANS: vānaprasthāśrama-padeṣvabhīkṣṇaṁ bhaikṣyam ācaretsaṁsidhyaty āśv asammohaḥśuddha-sattvaḥ śilāndhasā Translation: One in the vānaprastha order of life should always practice taking charity from others, for one is thereby freed from illusion and quickly becomes perfect in spiritual life. Indeed, one who subsists on food grains obtained in such a humble manner purifies his existence....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 26 Sanskrit: नैतद् वस्तुतया पश्येद् द‍ृश्यमानं विनश्यति ।असक्तचित्तो विरमेदिहामुत्र चिकीर्षितात् ॥ २६ ॥ ITRANS: naitad vastutayā paśyeddṛśyamānaṁ vinaśyatiasakta-citto viramedihāmutra-cikīrṣitāt Translation: One should never see as ultimate reality those material things which obviously will perish. With consciousness free from material attachment, one should retire from all activities meant for material progress in this life and the next. Purport: One may doubt how a gentleman can retire from family life and live as a beggar, eating meager foodstuffs....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 27 Sanskrit: यदेतदात्मनि जगन्मनोवाक्प्राणसंहतम् ।सर्वं मायेति तर्केण स्वस्थस्त्यक्त्वा न तत् स्मरेत् ॥ २७ ॥ ITRANS: yad etad ātmani jaganmano-vāk-prāṇa-saṁhatamsarvaṁ māyeti tarkeṇasva-sthas tyaktvā na tat smaret Translation: One should logically consider the universe, which is situated within the Lord, and one’s own material body, which is composed of mind, speech and life air, to be ultimately products of the Lord’s illusory energy. Thus situated in the self, one should give up one’s faith in these things and should never again make them the object of one’s meditation....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 28 Sanskrit: ज्ञाननिष्ठो विरक्तो वा मद्भ‍क्तो वानपेक्षक: ।सलिङ्गानाश्रमांस्त्यक्त्वा चरेदविधिगोचर: ॥ २८ ॥ ITRANS: jñāna-niṣṭho virakto vāmad-bhakto vānapekṣakaḥsa-liṅgān āśramāṁs tyaktvācared avidhi-gocaraḥ Translation: A learned transcendentalist dedicated to the cultivation of knowledge and thus detached from external objects, or My devotee who is detached even from desire for liberation — both neglect those duties based on external rituals or paraphernalia. Thus their conduct is beyond the range of rules and regulations....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 29 Sanskrit: बुधो बालकवत् क्रीडेत् कुशलो जडवच्चरेत् ।वदेदुन्मत्तवद् विद्वान् गोचर्यां नैगमश्चरेत् ॥ २९ ॥ ITRANS: budho bālaka-vat krīḍetkuśalo jaḍa-vac caretvaded unmatta-vad vidvāngo-caryāṁ naigamaś caret Translation: Although most wise, the paramahaṁsa should enjoy life like a child, oblivious to honor and dishonor; although most expert, he should behave like a stunted, incompetent person; although most learned, he should speak like an insane person; and although a scholar learned in Vedic regulations, he should behave in an unrestricted manner....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 30 Sanskrit: वेदवादरतो न स्यान्न पाषण्डी न हैतुक: ।शुष्कवादविवादे न कञ्चित् पक्षं समाश्रयेत् ॥ ३० ॥ ITRANS: veda-vāda-rato na syānna pāṣaṇḍī na haitukaḥśuṣka-vāda-vivāde nakañcit pakṣaṁ samāśrayet Translation: A devotee should never engage in the fruitive rituals mentioned in the karma-kāṇḍa section of the Vedas, nor should he become atheistic, acting or speaking in opposition to Vedic injunctions. Similarly, he should never speak like a mere logician or skeptic or take any side whatsoever in useless arguments....