76 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 12

TRANSLATION

A vanaprastha should prepare cakes to be offered in sacrifice
from fruits and grains grown naturally in the forest. When he ob-
tains some new grains, he should give up his old stock of grains.

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agny-artham eva Saranam
utajarn vadri-kandaram

Srayeta hima-vaéyv-agni-
varsarkdtapa-sat svayam

agni—the fire; artham—to keep; eva—only; saranam—a cottage;
uta-jam—made of grass; vd—or; adri-kandaram—a cave in a moun-
tain; Srayeta—the vdanaprastha should take shelter of; hima—snow;
vayu—wind; agni—fire; varsa—rain; arka—of the sun; a@tapa—shin-
ing; s@t—enduring; svayam—personally.

TRANSLATION

A vanaprastha should prepare a thatched cottage or take shelter
of a cave in a mountain only to keep the sacred fire, but he should
personally practice enduring snowfall, wind, fire, rain and the

shining of the sun.
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keSa-roma-nakha-smasru-
malani jatilo dadhat

kamandalv-ajine danda-
valkalagni-paricchadan

kesa—hair on the head; roma—hair on the body; nakha—nails;
$masru—moustache; maldni—and dirt on the body; jatilah —with mat-
