Text 41] The Lord Begs Charity from Bali Mahārāja
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the body is temporary, not permanent, one cannot expose the body to being devoured by a tiger or killed by an enemy. All precautions should be taken to protect the body.
TEXT 41
पराग् रिक्तमपूर्णं वा अक्षरं यत् तदोमिति । 
    यत् किञ्चिदोमिति ब्रूयात् तेन रिच्येत वै पुमान् । 
    मिक्षवे सर्वमोक्तुर्वन्नालं कामेन चात्मने ॥४१॥
parāg riktam apūrṇam vā 
    akṣaram yat tad om iti 
    yat kiñcid om iti brūyāt 
    tena ricyeta vai pumān 
    bhikṣave sarvam om kurvan 
    nālam kāmena cātmane
parāk —that which separates;  riktam —that which makes one free from attachment;  apūrṇam —that which is insufficient;  vā —either;  akṣaram —this syllable;  yat —that;  tat —which;  om — omkāra ;  iti —thus stated;  yat —which;  kiñcit —whatever;  om —this word  om ;  iti —thus;  brūyāt —if you say;  tena —by such an utterance;  ricyeta —one becomes free;  vai —indeed;  pumān —a person;  bhikṣave —unto a beggar;  sarvam —everything;  om kurvan —giving charity by uttering the word  om ;  na —not;  alam —sufficiently;  kāmena —for sense gratification;  ca —also;  ātmane —for self-realization.
TRANSLATION
The utterance of the word “om” signifies separation from one’s monetary assets. In other words, by uttering this word one becomes free from attachment to money because his money is taken away from him. To be without money is not very satisfactory, for in that position one cannot fulfill one’s desires. In other words, by using the word “om” one becomes poverty-stricken. Especially when one gives charity to a poor man or beggar, one remains unfulfilled in self-realization and in sense gratification.