Text 42] The Lord Begs Charity from Bali Maharaja 91

pardg vd etad riktam aksaram yad etad om iti tad yat kincid om iti
ahatraivasmai tad ricyate. sa yat sarvam om kuryad ricyad dtmanam sa
kdmebhyo ndlam syat.

TEXT 42
HUA TIT Ta Acad Ta: |
Ba HATA AAT a TRA: ATTA VA

athaitat pirnam abhyatmam
yac ca nety anrtam vacah

sarvam nety anrtam brityat
sa duskirtih $vasan mrtah

atha—therefore; etat—that; piirnam—completely; abhydtmam—
drawing the compassion of others by presenting oneself as always
poverty-stricken; yat—that; ca—also; na—not; iti—thus; anrtam—
false; vacah—words; sarvam—completely; na—not;  iti—thus;
anrtam—falsity; brityat—who should say; sah—such a_ person;
duskirtih—infamous; svasan—while breathing or while alive; mrtah—

is dead or should be killed.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, the safe course is to say no. Although it is a false-
hood, it protects one completely, it draws the compassion of others
toward oneself, and it gives one full facility to collect money from
others for oneself. Nonetheless, if one always pleads that he has

nothing, he is condemned, for he is a dead body while living, or
while still breathing he should be killed.

PURPORT

Beggars always present themselves as possessing nothing, and this
may be very good for them because in this way they are assured of not
losing their money and of always drawing the attention and compassion
of others for the sake of collection. But this is also condemned. If one
purposely continues this professional begging, he is supposed to be dead
while breathing, or, according to another interpretation, such a man of
