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The Behavior of a Perfect Person
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neither opposing nor favoring them, and one should not earn one's livelihood by taking money for explaining  śāstra . A  sannyāsī  must always be neutral and seek the means to advance in spiritual life, taking full shelter under the lotus feet of the Lord."
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न शिष्याननुबध्नीत ग्रन्थान्नैवाभ्यसेद् बहून् । न व्याख्यामुपयुञ्जीत नारम्भानारभेत् कचित् ॥८॥
na śiṣyān anubadhnīta granthān naivābhyased bahūn na vyākhyām upayuñjīta nārambhān ārabhet kvacit
na —not;  śiṣyān —disciples;  anubadhnīta —one should induce for material benefit;  granthān —unnecessary literatures;  na —not;  eva —certainly;  abhyaset —should try to understand or cultivate;  bahūn —many;  na —nor;  vyākhyām —discourses;  upayuñjīta —should make as a means of livelihood;  na —nor;  ārambhān —unnecessary opulences;  ārabhet —should attempt to increase;  kvacit —at any time.
TRANSLATION
A  sannyāsī  must not present allurements of material benefits to gather many disciples, nor should he unnecessarily read many books or give discourses as a means of livelihood. He must never attempt to increase material opulences unnecessarily.
PURPORT
So-called  svāmīs  and  yogīs  generally make disciples by alluring them with material benefits. There are many so-called  gurus  who attract disciples by promising to cure their diseases or increase their material opulence by manufacturing gold. These are lucrative allurements for unintelligent men. A  sannyāsī  is prohibited from making disciples through such material allurements.  Sannyāsīs  sometimes indulge in material opulence by unnecessarily constructing many temples and monasteries, but actually such endeavors should be avoided. Temples and monasteries