20 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 1
gam paryatan medhya-vivikta-vrttih
sada ’’pluto ‘dhah sayano ‘vadhutah
alaksitah svair avadhuta-veso
vratani cere hari-tosanant
gam—earth; paryatan—traversing; medhya— pure; vivikta-urttih—indepen-
dent occupation for living; sada—always; aplutah—sanctified; adhah—on
the earth; sayanah—lying; avadhutah—without dressing (of the hair, etc.);
alaksitah— without being seen; svaih—alone; avadhuta-vesah—dressed like a
mendicant; vratani—vows; cere— performed; hari-tosanani—that pleases the
Lord.
TRANSLATION
While so traversing the earth, he simply performed duties to please the
Supreme Lord Hari. His occupation was pure and independent. He was
constantly sanctified by taking his bath in holy places, although he was
in the dress of a mendicant and had no hair dressing nor a bed on which to
lie. Thus he was always unseen by his various relatives.
PURPORT
The first and foremost duty of a pilgrim is to satisfy the Supreme Lord
Hari. While traveling as a pilgrim, one should not be worried about pleas-
ing society. There is no need to depend on social formalities or occupation
or dress. @ne should remain always absorbed in the function of pleasing
the Lord. Thus sanctified by thought and action, one is able to realize the
Supreme Lord by the process of a pilgrim’s journey.
TEXT 20
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Het WARATL TATA |
Teast = TN: Roll
ittham vrajan bharatam eva varsam
kalena yavad gatavan prabhasam
tavac chasasa ksitim eka-cakram
ekatapatram ajitena parthah
ittham—like this; vrajan—while traveling; bharatam—India; eva—only;
varsam—the tract of land; kalena—in due course of time; yavat—when;
gatavan— visited; prabhasam—Prabhasa pilgrimage site; tavat—at that time;
