Text 23] The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes 77
ted locks of hair; dadhat—one should keep; kamandalu—a waterpot;
ajine—and a deerskin; danda—rod; valkala—the bark of a tree; agni—
fire; paricchadén —garments.
TRANSLATION
The vanaprastha should wear matted locks of hair on his head
and let his body hair, nails and moustache grow. He should not
cleanse his body of dirt. He should keep a waterpot, deerskin and
rod, wear the bark of a tree as a covering, and use garments col-
ored like fire.
TEXT 22
WE TA TIAMAT A AAT UPA |
BATH TT TAT That FATA FPA: UR
cared vane dvadasabdan
astau va caturo munih
dvav ekam va yatha buddhir
na vipadyeta krechratah
caret—should remain; vane—in the forest; dv@dasa-abdan—twelve
years; astau—for eight years; wi—either; caturah—four years;
munih—a saintly, thoughtful man; dvau—two; ekam—one; vd—
either; yathd—as well as; buddhih—intelligence; na—not; vipadyeta—
bewildered; krcchratah—because of hard austerities.
TRANSLATION
Being very thoughtful, a vanaprastha should remain in the
forest for twelve years, eight years, four years, two years or at least
one year. He should behave in such a way that he will not be dis-
turbed or troubled by too much austerity.
TEXT 23
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qeraet: atrarat eTeMTAAT |
areitfarat an fara galerie
