Text 19] The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes 75
na krsta-pacyam asniydd
akrstam capy akalatah
agni-pakvam athamam va
arka-pakvam utéharet
na—not; krsta-pacyam—grains grown by tilling of the field;
asniyat—one should eat; akrstam—grains that have grown without till-
ing of the field; ca—and; api—also; akalatah—ripened untimely; agni-
pakvam—grains prepared by being cooked in fire; atha—as well as;
amam—mango; vd—either; arka-pakvam—food ripened naturally by
the sunshine; uta—it is so enjoined; dharet—the vdanaprastha should
eat.
TRANSLATION
A person in vanaprastha life should not eat grains grown by till-
ing of the fields. He should also not eat grains that have grown
without tilling of the field but are not fully ripe. Nor should a
vanaprastha eat grains cooked in fire. Indeed, he should eat only
fruit ripened by the sunshine.
TEXT 19
Ly iN
TA ROTNSTI Pat BSAA |
BY AT AIMS Ter a TATA AAI
vanyais caru-purodasan
nirvapet kala-coditan
labdhe nave nave ’nnddye
puradnam ca parityajet
vanyaih—by fruits and grains produced in the forest without cultiva-
tion; caru—grains to be offered in a fire sacrifice; purodasan—the cakes
prepared from caru; nirvapet—one should execute; kala-coditan—that
which has grown naturally; labdhe—on obtaining; nave—new; nave
anna-a@dye—newly produced food grains; purdnam—the stock of old
grains; ca—and; parityajet—one should give up.
