Text 33] The Behavior of a Perfect Person 123
TEXT 33
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rajatas cauratah satroh
sva-janat pasu-paksitah
arthibhyah kdlatah svasman
nityam pranarthavad bhayam

rajatah—from the government; cauratah—from thieves and rogues;
Satroh—from enemies; sva-janat—from relatives; pasu-paksitah—from
animals and birds; arthibhyah—from beggars and persons seeking
charity; kdlatah—from the time factor; svasmat—as well as from one’s
self; nityam—always; préna-artha-vat—for one who has life or money;
bhayam—fear.

TRANSLATION

Those who are considered materially powerful and rich are al-
ways full of anxieties because of governmental laws, thieves and
rogues, enemies, family members, animals, birds, persons seeking
charity, the inevitable time factor and even their own selves. Thus
they are invariably afraid.

PURPORT

The word svasmat means “from one’s self.” Because of attachment for
money, the richest person is even afraid of himself. He fears that he may
have locked his money in an unsafe manner or might have committed
some mistake. Aside from the government and its income tax and aside
from thieves, even a rich man’s own relatives are always thinking of how
to take advantage of him and take away his money. Sometimes these rela-
tives are described as sva-janaka-dasyu, which means “rogues and
thieves in the guise of relatives.” Therefore, there is no need to accumu-
late wealth or unnecessarily endeavor for more and more money. The
real business of life is to ask ““Who am I?” and to understand one’s self.
One should understand the position of the living entity in this material
world and understand how to return home, back to Godhead.
