Text 30] — Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 229
men, but factually such a materialistic display of spiritual advancement
does not help one at all; it will not prevent one from missing the goal of
life.
TEXT 30
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yas citta-vijaye yattah
syan nihsargo ’parigrahah
eko vivikta-Sarano
bhiksur bhaiksya-mitasanah
yah—one who; citta-vijaye—conquering the mind; yattah—is
engaged; syat—must be; nihsarigah—without contaminated association;
aparigrahah—without being dependent (on the family); ekah—alone;
vivikta-saranah—taking shelter of a solitary place; bhiksuh—a
renounced person; bhaiksya—by begging alms just to maintain the
body; mita-asanah—frugal in eating.
TRANSLATION
One who desires to conquer the mind must leave the company of
his family and live in a solitary place, free from contaminated asso-
ciation. To maintain the body and soul together, he should beg as
much as he needs for the bare necessities of life.
PURPORT
This is the process for conquering the agitation of the mind. One is
recommended to take leave of his family and live alone, maintaining
body and soul together by begging alms and eating only as much as
needed to keep himself alive. Without such a process, one cannot con-
quer lusty desires. Sannydsa means accepting a life of begging, which
makes one automatically very humble and meek and free from lusty
desires. In this regard, the following verse appears in the Smrti
literature:
dvandvahatasya garhasthyam
dhyana-bhargdadi-karanam
