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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 11]
Koran);  ārjavam —simplicity (freedom from mental duplicity);  santoṣaḥ —being satisfied with that which is available without severe endeavor;  samadṛk-sevā —rendering service to saintly persons who make no distinctions between one living being and another and who see every living being as a spirit soul ( paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ );  grāmya-īhā-uparamaḥ —not taking part in so-called philanthropic activities;  śanaiḥ —gradually;  nṛṇām —in human society;  viparyaya-īhā —the unnecessary activities;  īkṣā —discussing;  maunam —being grave and silent;  ātma —into the self;  vimarśanam —research (as to whether one is the body or the soul);  anna-ādya-ādeḥ —of food and drink, etc.;  saṁvibhāgaḥ —equal distribution;  bhūtebhyaḥ —to different living entities;  ca —also;  yathā-arhataḥ —as befitting;  teṣu —all living entities;  ātma-devatā-buddhiḥ —accepting as the self or the demigods;  sutarām —preliminarily;  nṛṣu —among all human beings;  pāṇḍava —O Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira;  śravaṇam —hearing;  kīrtanam —chanting;  ca —also;  asya —of Him (the Lord);  smaraṇam —remembering (His words and activities);  mahatām —of great saintly persons;  gateḥ —who is the shelter;  sevā —service;  ijyā —worship;  avanatiḥ —offering obeisances;  dāsyam —accepting the service;  sakhyam —to consider as a friend;  ātma-samarpaṇam —surrendering one's whole self;  nṛṇām —of all human beings;  ayam —this;  paraḥ —the supermost;  dharmaḥ —religious principle;  sarveṣām —of all;  samudāhṛtaḥ —described fully;  triṁśat-lakṣaṇa-vān —possessing thirty characteristics;  rājan —O King;  sarva-ātmā —the Supreme Lord, the Supersoul of all;  yena —by which;  tuṣyati —is satisfied.
TRANSLATION
These are the general principles to be followed by all human beings: truthfulness, mercy, austerity (observing fasts on certain days of the month), bathing twice a day, tolerance, discrimination between right and wrong, control of the mind, control of the senses, nonviolence, celibacy, charity, reading of scripture, simplicity, satisfaction, rendering service to saintly persons, gradually taking leave of unnecessary engagements, observing the futility of the unnecessary activities of human society, remaining silent and grave and avoiding unnecessary talk, considering whether one is the body or the soul, distributing food equally to all living entities (both men and animals), seeing every soul