Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 11 — Chapter 17
SB 11 17.1
श्री-उद्धव उवाच यस् त्वयाभिहितः पूर्वं धर्मस् त्वद्-भक्ति-लक्षणः वर्णाशमाचारवतां सर्वेषां द्वि-पदाम् अपि
śrī-uddhava uvāca yas tvayābhihitaḥ pūrvaṃ dharmas tvad-bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ varṇāśamācāravatāṃ sarveṣāṃ dvi-padām api
Śrī Uddhava said: The religious duty marked by devotion to you, which you described earlier — (meant) for all who follow the practices of the classes and stages of life, and indeed for all two-footed beings —
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SB 11 17.2
यथानुष्ठीयमानेन त्वयि भक्तिर् नृणां भवेत् स्व-धर्मेणारविन्दाक्ष तन् ममाख्यातुम् अर्हसि
yathānuṣṭhīyamānena tvayi bhaktir nṛṇāṃ bhavet sva-dharmeṇāravindākṣa tan mamākhyātum arhasi
— by what manner of practising it, through one's own duty, would devotion to you arise in men? That, O lotus-eyed one, you ought to tell me.
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SB 11 17.3
पुरा किल महा-बाहो धर्मं परमकं प्रभो यत् तेन हंस-रूपेण ब्रह्मणे ऽभ्यात्थ माधव
purā kila mahā-bāho dharmaṃ paramakaṃ prabho yat tena haṃsa-rūpeṇa brahmaṇe 'bhyāttha mādhava
Formerly, it is said, O mighty-armed one, O master, you declared to Brahmā, in that form of a swan, the supreme religious duty, O Mādhava.
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SB 11 17.4
स इदानीं सु-महता कालेनामित्र-कर्शन न प्रायो भविता मर्त्य- लोके प्राग् अनुशासितः
sa idānīṃ su-mahatā kālenāmitra-karśana na prāyo bhavitā martya- loke prāg anuśāsitaḥ
That (teaching), taught long ago, will now, after so very long a time, most likely no longer exist in the world of mortals, O scorcher of foes.
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SB 11 17.5
वक्ता कर्ताविता नान्यो धर्मस्याच्युत ते भुवि सभायाम् अपि वैरिञ्च्यां यत्र मूर्ति-धराः कलाः
vaktā kartāvitā nānyo dharmasyācyuta te bhuvi sabhāyām api vairiñcyāṃ yatra mūrti-dharāḥ kalāḥ
There is no other speaker, doer, or protector of dharma than you, O Acyuta, upon the earth — not even in Brahmā's assembly, where the parts (of the Veda) stand embodied.
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SB 11 17.6
कर्त्रावित्रा प्रवक्त्रा च भवता मधुसूदन त्यक्ते मही-तले देव विनष्टं कः प्रवक्ष्यति
kartrāvitrā pravaktrā ca bhavatā madhusūdana tyakte mahī-tale deva vinaṣṭaṃ kaḥ pravakṣyati
When the earth's surface has been abandoned by you, O Madhusūdana, who are its doer, protector, and expounder, O God, who will speak of the dharma that has been lost?
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SB 11 17.7
तत् त्वं नः सर्व-धर्म-ज्ञ धर्मस् त्वद्-भक्ति-लक्षणः यथा यस्य विधीयेत तथा वर्णय मे प्रभो
tat tvaṃ naḥ sarva-dharma-jña dharmas tvad-bhakti-lakṣaṇaḥ yathā yasya vidhīyeta tathā varṇaya me prabho
Therefore, O knower of all dharmas, describe to me, O master, how dharma marked by devotion to you is enjoined, and for whom.
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SB 11 17.8
श्री-शुक उवाच इत्थं स्व-भृत्य-मुख्येन पृष्टः स भगवान् हरिः प्रीतः क्षेमाय मर्त्यानां धर्मान् आह सनातनान्
śrī-śuka uvāca itthaṃ sva-bhṛtya-mukhyena pṛṣṭaḥ sa bhagavān hariḥ prītaḥ kṣemāya martyānāṃ dharmān āha sanātanān
Śrī Śuka said: Thus questioned by the chief of his own servants, that Lord Hari, pleased, spoke of the eternal dharmas for the welfare of mortals.
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SB 11 17.9
श्री-भगवान् उवाच धर्म्य एष तव प्रश्नो नैःश्रेयस-करो नृणाम् वर्णाश्रमाचारवतां तम् उद्धव निबोध मे
śrī-bhagavān uvāca dharmya eṣa tava praśno naiḥśreyasa-karo nṛṇām varṇāśramācāravatāṃ tam uddhava nibodha me
The Blessed Lord said: This question of yours is righteous, and productive of the highest good for men who follow the practices of the classes and stages of life. Learn of that from me, Uddhava.
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SB 11 17.10
आदौ कृत-युगे वर्णो नृणां हंस इति स्मृतः कृत-कृत्याः प्रजा जात्या तस्मात् कृत-युगं विदुः
ādau kṛta-yuge varṇo nṛṇāṃ haṃsa iti smṛtaḥ kṛta-kṛtyāḥ prajā jātyā tasmāt kṛta-yugaṃ viduḥ
In the beginning, in the Kṛta age, the (single) class of men was known as 'haṃsa'; the people had their duties already accomplished by birth, and therefore they call it the Kṛta ('accomplished') age.
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SB 11 17.11
वेदः प्रणव एवाग्रे धर्मो ऽहं वृष-रूप-धृक् उपासते तपो-निष्ठा हंसं मां मुक्त-किल्बिषाः
vedaḥ praṇava evāgre dharmo 'haṃ vṛṣa-rūpa-dhṛk upāsate tapo-niṣṭhā haṃsaṃ māṃ mukta-kilbiṣāḥ
In the first age the Veda was the syllable Oṃ alone, and I was dharma bearing the form of a bull; devoted to austerity and free of taint, they worshipped me as the Haṃsa.
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SB 11 17.12
त्रेता-मुखे महा-भाग प्राणान् मे हृदयात् त्रयी विद्या प्रादुरभूत् तस्या अहम् आसं त्रि-वृन् मखः
tretā-mukhe mahā-bhāga prāṇān me hṛdayāt trayī vidyā prādurabhūt tasyā aham āsaṃ tri-vṛn makhaḥ
At the opening of the Tretā age, O greatly fortunate one, the threefold knowledge appeared from my heart through my vital airs, and of it I became the threefold sacrifice.
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SB 11 17.13
विप्र-क्षत्रिय-विट्-शूद्रा मुख-बाहूरु-पाद-जाः वैराजात् पुरुषाज् जाता य आत्माचार-लक्षणाः
vipra-kṣatriya-viṭ-śūdrā mukha-bāhūru-pāda-jāḥ vairājāt puruṣāj jātā ya ātmācāra-lakṣaṇāḥ
Brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, and śūdras, born from the mouth, arms, thighs, and feet, arose from the Cosmic (Vairāja) Person, and are distinguished by their own respective conduct.
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SB 11 17.14
गृहाश्रमो जघनतो ब्रह्मचर्यं हृदो मम वक्षः-स्थलाद् वने-वासः सन्न्यासः शिरसि स्थितः
gṛhāśramo jaghanato brahmacaryaṃ hṛdo mama vakṣaḥ-sthalād vane-vāsaḥ sannyāsaḥ śirasi sthitaḥ
The householder stage (arose) from my loins, celibate studentship from my heart, forest-dwelling from my chest, and renunciation is situated in my head.
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SB 11 17.15
वर्णानाम् आश्रमाणां च जन्म-भूम्य्-अनुसारिणीः आसन् प्रकृतयो नॄनां नीचैर् नीचोत्तमोत्तमाः
varṇānām āśramāṇāṃ ca janma-bhūmy-anusāriṇīḥ āsan prakṛtayo nṝnāṃ nīcair nīcottamottamāḥ
The natures of men, corresponding to the classes and stages of life and to their place of birth, came to be low among the low and high among the high.
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SB 11 17.16
शमो दमस् तपः शौचं सन्तोषः क्षान्तिर् आर्जवम् मद्-भक्तिश् च दया सत्यं ब्रह्म-प्रकृतयस् त्व् इमाः
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṃ santoṣaḥ kṣāntir ārjavam mad-bhaktiś ca dayā satyaṃ brahma-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
Tranquillity, self-control, austerity, purity, contentment, patience, straightforwardness, devotion to me, compassion, truthfulness — these are the natures of a brāhmaṇa.
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SB 11 17.17
तेजो बलं धृतिः शौर्यं तितिक्षौदार्यम् उद्यमः स्थैर्यं ब्रह्मन्यम् ऐश्वर्यं क्षत्र-प्रकृतयस् त्व् इमाः
tejo balaṃ dhṛtiḥ śauryaṃ titikṣaudāryam udyamaḥ sthairyaṃ brahmanyam aiśvaryaṃ kṣatra-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
Vigour, strength, firmness, valour, endurance, generosity, exertion, steadiness, regard for brāhmaṇas, and lordliness — these are the natures of a kṣatriya.
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SB 11 17.18
आस्तिक्यं दान-निष्ठा च अदम्भो ब्रह्म-सेवनम् अतुष्टिर् अर्थोपचयैर् वैश्य-प्रकृतयस् त्व् इमाः
āstikyaṃ dāna-niṣṭhā ca adambho brahma-sevanam atuṣṭir arthopacayair vaiśya-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
Faith (in the scriptures), steadfastness in giving, absence of pretence, service to brāhmaṇas, and never being satisfied with the accumulation of wealth — these are the natures of a vaiśya.
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SB 11 17.19
शुश्रूषणं द्विज-गवां देवानां चाप्य् अमायया तत्र लब्धेन सन्तोषः शूद्र-प्रकृतयस् त्व् इमाः
śuśrūṣaṇaṃ dvija-gavāṃ devānāṃ cāpy amāyayā tatra labdhena santoṣaḥ śūdra-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
Service, without duplicity, to the twice-born, to cows, and to the gods, and contentment with what is obtained thereby — these are the natures of a śūdra.
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SB 11 17.20
अशौचम् अनृतं स्तेयं नास्तिक्यं शुष्क-विग्रहः कामः क्रोधश् च तर्षश् च स भावो ऽन्त्यावसायिनाम्
aśaucam anṛtaṃ steyaṃ nāstikyaṃ śuṣka-vigrahaḥ kāmaḥ krodhaś ca tarṣaś ca sa bhāvo 'ntyāvasāyinām
Impurity, falsehood, theft, disbelief, futile quarrelling, lust, anger, and craving — that is the disposition of those of the lowest station.
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SB 11 17.21
अहिंसा सत्यम् अस्तेयम् अकाम-क्रोध-लोभता भूत-प्रिय-हितेहा च धर्मो ऽयं सार्व-वर्णिकः
ahiṃsā satyam asteyam akāma-krodha-lobhatā bhūta-priya-hitehā ca dharmo 'yaṃ sārva-varṇikaḥ
Non-injury, truthfulness, not stealing, freedom from lust, anger, and greed, and striving for what is agreeable and beneficial to all beings — this is dharma common to all classes.
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SB 11 17.22
द्वितीयं प्राप्यानुपूर्व्याज् जन्मोपनयनं द्विजः वसन् गुरु-कुले दान्तो ब्रह्माधीयीत चाहूतः
dvitīyaṃ prāpyānupūrvyāj janmopanayanaṃ dvijaḥ vasan guru-kule dānto brahmādhīyīta cāhūtaḥ
Having in due order attained the second birth, the sacred-thread initiation, the twice-born one, dwelling in the teacher's house and self-controlled, should study the Veda when called upon.
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SB 11 17.23
मेखलाजिन-दण्डाक्ष- ब्रह्म-सूत्र-कमण्डलून् जटिलो ऽधौत-दद्-वासो ऽरक्त-पीठः कुशान् दधत्
mekhalājina-daṇḍākṣa- brahma-sūtra-kamaṇḍalūn jaṭilo 'dhauta-dad-vāso 'rakta-pīṭhaḥ kuśān dadhat
Wearing the girdle, deerskin, staff, beads, sacred thread, and water pot, with matted hair, with unwashed teeth and garment, not (using) a dyed seat, and carrying kuśa grass;
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SB 11 17.24
स्नान-भोजन-होमेषु जपोच्चारे च वाग्-यतः न च्छिन्द्यान् नख-रोमाणि कक्षोपस्थ-गतान्य् अपि
snāna-bhojana-homeṣu japoccāre ca vāg-yataḥ na cchindyān nakha-romāṇi kakṣopastha-gatāny api
restraining speech during bathing, eating, oblations, muttered prayer, and evacuation; and he should not cut his nails or hair, even that in the armpits and pubic region.
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SB 11 17.25
रेतो नावकिरेज् जातु ब्रह्म-व्रत-धरः स्वयम् अवकीर्णे ऽवगाह्याप्सु यतासुस् त्रि-पदां जपेत्
reto nāvakirej jātu brahma-vrata-dharaḥ svayam avakīrṇe 'vagāhyāpsu yatāsus tri-padāṃ japet
One who holds the vow of celibacy should never spill his semen; if it is spilled of itself, he should bathe in water, and with breath controlled recite the three-footed (Gāyatrī).
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SB 11 17.26
अग्न्य्-अर्काचार्य-गो-विप्र- गुरु-वृद्ध-सुराञ् शुचिः समाहित उपासीत सन्ध्ये द्वे यत-वाग् जपन्
agny-arkācārya-go-vipra- guru-vṛddha-surāñ śuciḥ samāhita upāsīta sandhye dve yata-vāg japan
Pure and with mind collected, restraining his speech and murmuring (prayers), he should worship the fire, the sun, his teacher, cows, brāhmaṇas, elders, the aged and the gods at the two junctures of the day.
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SB 11 17.27
आचार्यं मां विजानीयान् नावन्मन्येत कर्हिचित् न मर्त्य-बुद्ध्यासूयेत सर्व-देव-मयो गुरुः
ācāryaṃ māṃ vijānīyān nāvanmanyeta karhicit na martya-buddhyāsūyeta sarva-deva-mayo guruḥ
He should know the teacher to be Myself, and never disparage him; he should not envy him with the notion that he is a mere mortal, for the guru comprises all the gods.
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SB 11 17.28
सायं प्रातर् उपानीय भैक्ष्यं तस्मै निवेदयेत् यच् चान्यद् अप्य् अनुज्ञातम् उपयुञ्जीत संयतः
sāyaṃ prātar upānīya bhaikṣyaṃ tasmai nivedayet yac cānyad apy anujñātam upayuñjīta saṃyataḥ
Evening and morning he should bring the alms he has gathered and present them to him, and, restrained, he should partake of that and of whatever else has been permitted.
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SB 11 17.29
शुश्रूषमाण आचार्यं सदोपासीत नीच-वत् यान-शय्यासन-स्थानैर् नाति-दूरे कृताञ्जलिः
śuśrūṣamāṇa ācāryaṃ sadopāsīta nīca-vat yāna-śayyāsana-sthānair nāti-dūre kṛtāñjaliḥ
Eager to serve, he should always attend the teacher like a lowly servant, with palms joined, not too far off, (waiting on him) when he travels, lies down, sits or stands.
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SB 11 17.30
एवं-वृत्तो गुरु-कुले वसेद् भोग-विवर्जितः विद्या समाप्यते यावद् बिभ्रद् व्रतम् अखण्डितम्
evaṃ-vṛtto guru-kule vased bhoga-vivarjitaḥ vidyā samāpyate yāvad bibhrad vratam akhaṇḍitam
Behaving thus, he should live in the teacher's house free of enjoyments, maintaining the vow unbroken until his study is completed.
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SB 11 17.31
यद्य् असौ छन्दसां लोकम् आरोक्ष्यन् ब्रह्म-विष्टपम् गुरवे विन्यसेद् देहं स्वाध्यायार्थं बृहद्-व्रतः
yady asau chandasāṃ lokam ārokṣyan brahma-viṣṭapam gurave vinyased dehaṃ svādhyāyārthaṃ bṛhad-vrataḥ
If he intends to ascend to the world of the Vedic hymns, the abode of Brahmā, he should, as one of the great vow, dedicate his body to the guru for the sake of Vedic recitation.
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SB 11 17.32
अग्नौ गुराव् आत्मनि च सर्व-भूतेषु मां परम् अपृथग्-धीर् उपसीत ब्रह्म-वर्चस्व्य् अकल्मषः
agnau gurāv ātmani ca sarva-bhūteṣu māṃ param apṛthag-dhīr upasīta brahma-varcasvy akalmaṣaḥ
Radiant with sacred learning and free of taint, with an undivided mind he should worship Me, the Supreme, in the fire, in the teacher, in himself, and in all beings.
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SB 11 17.33
स्त्रीणां निरीक्षण-स्पर्श- संलाप-क्ष्वेलनादिकम् प्राणिनो मिथुनी-भूतान् अगृहस्थो ऽग्रतस् त्यजेत्
strīṇāṃ nirīkṣaṇa-sparśa- saṃlāpa-kṣvelanādikam prāṇino mithunī-bhūtān agṛhastho 'gratas tyajet
One who is not a householder should altogether give up looking at women, touching them, conversing and joking with them and the like, and (the sight of) living creatures engaged in mating.
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SB 11 17.34
शौचम् आचमनं स्नानं सन्ध्योपास्तिर् ममार्चनम् तीर्थ-सेवा जपो ऽस्पृश्या- भक्ष्यासम्भाष्य-वर्जनम्
śaucam ācamanaṃ snānaṃ sandhyopāstir mamārcanam tīrtha-sevā japo 'spṛśyā- bhakṣyāsambhāṣya-varjanam
Cleanliness, sipping water, bathing, worship at the junctures of the day, worship of Me, resort to holy places, muttering of prayers, and the avoidance of what is not to be touched, not to be eaten and not to be spoken of;
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SB 11 17.35
सर्वाश्रम-प्रयुक्तो ऽयं नियमः कुल-नन्दन मद्-भावः सर्व-भूतेषु मनो-वाक्-काय-संयमः
sarvāśrama-prayukto 'yaṃ niyamaḥ kula-nandana mad-bhāvaḥ sarva-bhūteṣu mano-vāk-kāya-saṃyamaḥ
this restraint applies to all the stages of life, O delight of your family, as also the sense of My presence in all beings and the control of mind, speech and body.
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SB 11 17.36
एवं बृहद्-व्रत-धरो ब्राह्मणो ऽग्निर् इव ज्वलन् मद्-भक्तस् तीव्र-तपसा दग्ध-कर्माशयो ऽमलः
evaṃ bṛhad-vrata-dharo brāhmaṇo 'gnir iva jvalan mad-bhaktas tīvra-tapasā dagdha-karmāśayo 'malaḥ
Thus the brāhmaṇa who holds the great vow, blazing like fire, devoted to Me, has by fierce austerity burnt up the latent store of his actions and become spotless.
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SB 11 17.37
अथानन्तरम् आवेक्ष्यन् यथा-जिज्ञासितागमः गुरवे दक्षिणां दत्त्वा स्नायाद् गुर्व्-अनुमोदितः
athānantaram āvekṣyan yathā-jijñāsitāgamaḥ gurave dakṣiṇāṃ dattvā snāyād gurv-anumoditaḥ
Then, if he wishes to enter (household life) next, having studied the scriptures as he desired to learn them, he should give the teacher his fee and bathe with the teacher's approval.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 17.38
गृहं वनं वोपविशेत् प्रव्रजेद् वा द्विजोत्तमः आश्रमाद् आश्रमं गच्छेन् नान्यथामत्-परश् चरेत्
gṛhaṃ vanaṃ vopaviśet pravrajed vā dvijottamaḥ āśramād āśramaṃ gacchen nānyathāmat-paraś caret
The best of the twice-born may enter the household or the forest, or may go forth as a wandering renunciant; he should pass from one order of life to another and not otherwise, remaining devoted to Me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.39
गृहार्थी सदृशीं भार्याम् उद्वहेद् अजुगुप्सिताम् यवीयसीं तु वयसा यं स-वर्णाम् अनु क्रमात्
gṛhārthī sadṛśīṃ bhāryām udvahed ajugupsitām yavīyasīṃ tu vayasā yaṃ sa-varṇām anu kramāt
One who desires household life should marry a suitable, unobjectionable wife, younger in years and of his own class — and (others) in order after her.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 11 17.40
इज्याध्ययन-दानानि सर्वेषां च द्वि-जन्मनाम् प्रतिग्रहो ऽध्यापनं च ब्राह्मणस्यैव याजनम्
ijyādhyayana-dānāni sarveṣāṃ ca dvi-janmanām pratigraho 'dhyāpanaṃ ca brāhmaṇasyaiva yājanam
Sacrificing, Vedic study and giving belong to all the twice-born; but accepting gifts, teaching, and officiating at sacrifices belong to the brāhmaṇa alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.41
प्रतिग्रहं मन्यमानस् तपस्-तेजो-यशो-नुदम् अन्याभ्याम् एव जीवेत शिलैर् वा दोष-दृक् तयोः
pratigrahaṃ manyamānas tapas-tejo-yaśo-nudam anyābhyām eva jīveta śilair vā doṣa-dṛk tayoḥ
One who considers that accepting gifts drives away austerity, spiritual power and fame should live by the other two alone; or, seeing the fault in those two as well, by gleaned grains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.42
ब्राह्मणस्य हि देहो ऽयं क्षुद्र-कामाय नेष्यते कृच्छ्राय तपसे चेह प्रेत्यानन्त-सुखाय च
brāhmaṇasya hi deho 'yaṃ kṣudra-kāmāya neṣyate kṛcchrāya tapase ceha pretyānanta-sukhāya ca
For this body of a brāhmaṇa is not meant for petty desires, but for arduous austerity here and for endless happiness after death.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.43
शिलोञ्छ-वृत्त्या परितुष्ट-चित्तो धर्मं महान्तं विरजं जुषाणः मय्य् अर्पितात्मा गृह एव तिष्ठन् नाति-प्रसक्तः समुपैति शान्तिम्
śiloñcha-vṛttyā parituṣṭa-citto dharmaṃ mahāntaṃ virajaṃ juṣāṇaḥ mayy arpitātmā gṛha eva tiṣṭhan nāti-prasaktaḥ samupaiti śāntim
He whose mind is fully content with a livelihood of gleaned grains, who cultivates the great and stainless dharma, whose self is offered up to Me, though remaining in his home, not overly attached, attains peace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.44
समुद्धरन्ति ये विप्रं सीदन्तं मत्-परायणम् तान् उद्धरिष्ये न चिराद् आपद्भ्यो नौर् इवार्णवात्
samuddharanti ye vipraṃ sīdantaṃ mat-parāyaṇam tān uddhariṣye na cirād āpadbhyo naur ivārṇavāt
Those who lift up a brāhmaṇa devoted to Me when he is sinking — them I shall before long lift out of their distresses, as a boat (rescues one) from the ocean.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.45
सर्वाः समुद्धरेद् राजा पितेव व्यसनात् प्रजाः आत्मानम् आत्मना धीरो यथा गज-पतिर् गजान्
sarvāḥ samuddhared rājā piteva vyasanāt prajāḥ ātmānam ātmanā dhīro yathā gaja-patir gajān
A king should rescue all his subjects from calamity, as a father (rescues his children), and (should rescue) himself by himself, steadfast, as the lord of the elephants (rescues) the elephants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.46
एवं-विधो नर-पतिर् विमानेनार्क-वर्चसा विधूयेहाशुभं कृत्स्नम् इन्द्रेण सह मोदते
evaṃ-vidho nara-patir vimānenārka-varcasā vidhūyehāśubhaṃ kṛtsnam indreṇa saha modate
A ruler of men of this sort, having shaken off here all that is inauspicious, rejoices together with Indra in a chariot as splendid as the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.47
सीदन् विप्रो वणिग्-वृत्त्या पण्यैर् एवापदं तरेत् खड्गेन वापदाक्रान्तो न श्व-वृत्त्या कथञ्चन
sīdan vipro vaṇig-vṛttyā paṇyair evāpadaṃ taret khaḍgena vāpadākrānto na śva-vṛttyā kathañcana
A brāhmaṇa who is sinking (into poverty) may cross over the calamity by the livelihood of a merchant, by trading in goods; or, if overwhelmed by calamity, by the sword — but never by the way of a dog.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.48
वैश्य-वृत्त्या तु राजन्यो जीवेन् मृगययापदि चरेद् वा विप्र-रूपेण न श्व-वृत्त्या कथञ्चन
vaiśya-vṛttyā tu rājanyo jīven mṛgayayāpadi cared vā vipra-rūpeṇa na śva-vṛttyā kathañcana
But a man of royal birth may live in a calamity by the occupation of a vaiśya, or by hunting, or may act in the guise of a brāhmaṇa — but never by the way of a dog.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.49
शूद्र-वृत्तिं भजेद् वैश्यः शूद्रः कारु-कट-क्रियाम् कृच्छ्रान् मुक्तो न गर्ह्येण वृत्तिं लिप्सेत कर्मणा
śūdra-vṛttiṃ bhajed vaiśyaḥ śūdraḥ kāru-kaṭa-kriyām kṛcchrān mukto na garhyeṇa vṛttiṃ lipseta karmaṇā
A vaiśya may take up the occupation of a śūdra, and a śūdra the work of a craftsman, the plaiting of mats; but once released from the hardship, one should not seek a livelihood by blameworthy work.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.50
वेदाध्याय-स्वधा-स्वाहा- बल्य्-अन्नाद्यैर् यथोदयम् देवर्षि-पितृ-भूतानि मद्-रूपाण्य् अन्व्-अहं यजेत्
vedādhyāya-svadhā-svāhā- baly-annādyair yathodayam devarṣi-pitṛ-bhūtāni mad-rūpāṇy anv-ahaṃ yajet
With Vedic recitation, with the svadhā and svāhā offerings, with oblations, food and the rest, according to his means, he should daily worship the gods, the sages, the forefathers and the (other) beings, who are my forms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.51
यदृच्छयोपपन्नेन शुक्लेनोपार्जितेन वा धनेनापीडयन् भृत्यान् न्यायेनैवाहरेत् क्रतून्
yadṛcchayopapannena śuklenopārjitena vā dhanenāpīḍayan bhṛtyān nyāyenaivāharet kratūn
With wealth that has come by chance or has been acquired honestly, without oppressing his dependents, he should perform sacrifices in the proper way.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.52
कुटुम्बेषु न सज्जेत न प्रमाद्येत् कुटुम्ब्य् अपि विपश्चिन् नश्वरं पश्येद् अदृष्टम् अपि दृष्ट-वत्
kuṭumbeṣu na sajjeta na pramādyet kuṭumby api vipaścin naśvaraṃ paśyed adṛṣṭam api dṛṣṭa-vat
Even as a householder, one should not become attached to family members, nor be negligent; the discerning man should see (all this as) perishable, and should regard even what is unseen as though seen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.53
पुत्र-दाराप्त-बन्धूनां सङ्गमः पान्थ-सङ्गमः अनु-देहं वियन्त्य् एते स्वप्नो निद्रानुगो यथा
putra-dārāpta-bandhūnāṃ saṅgamaḥ pāntha-saṅgamaḥ anu-dehaṃ viyanty ete svapno nidrānugo yathā
The coming together of sons, wife, friends and relatives is (like) the meeting of travellers (on a road): with each body these part again, as a dream (departs) that came with sleep.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.54
इत्थं परिमृशन् मुक्तो गृहेष्व् अतिथि-वद् वसन् न गृहैर् अनुबध्येत निर्ममो निरहङ्कृतः
itthaṃ parimṛśan mukto gṛheṣv atithi-vad vasan na gṛhair anubadhyeta nirmamo nirahaṅkṛtaḥ
Reflecting thus, freed, dwelling in his home like a guest, without the sense of 'mine' and without egoism, he would not be bound by his household.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.55
कर्मभिर् गृह-मेधीयैर् इष्ट्वा माम् एव भक्तिमान् तिष्ठेद् वनं वोपविशेत् प्रजावान् वा परिव्रजेत्
karmabhir gṛha-medhīyair iṣṭvā mām eva bhaktimān tiṣṭhed vanaṃ vopaviśet prajāvān vā parivrajet
Having worshipped me alone with the rites belonging to a householder, being devoted, he may remain (at home), or withdraw to the forest, or — if he has offspring — go forth as a wanderer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.56
यस् त्व् आसक्त-मतिर् गेहे पुत्र-वित्तैषणातुरः स्त्रैणः कृपण-धीर् मूढो ममाहम् इति बध्यते
yas tv āsakta-matir gehe putra-vittaiṣaṇāturaḥ straiṇaḥ kṛpaṇa-dhīr mūḍho mamāham iti badhyate
But he whose mind is attached to the home, who is afflicted by the craving for sons and wealth, who is dominated by women, of miserly mind, deluded, is bound by 'mine' and 'I'.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.57
अहो मे पितरौ वृद्धौ भार्या बालात्मजात्मजाः अनाथा माम् ऋते दीनाः कथं जीवन्ति दुःखिताः
aho me pitarau vṛddhau bhāryā bālātmajātmajāḥ anāthā mām ṛte dīnāḥ kathaṃ jīvanti duḥkhitāḥ
"Alas, my parents are aged; my wife, my young children and grandchildren — without me they are without protector, wretched: how will they live, stricken with sorrow?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 11 17.58
एवं गृहाशयाक्षिप्त- हृदयो मूढ-धीर् अयम् अतृप्तस् तान् अनुध्यायन् मृतो ऽन्धं विशते तमः
evaṃ gṛhāśayākṣipta- hṛdayo mūḍha-dhīr ayam atṛptas tān anudhyāyan mṛto 'ndhaṃ viśate tamaḥ
Thus, his heart carried away by his clinging to home, this man of deluded mind, unsatisfied, brooding on them, dies and enters blind darkness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition