6.14

TEXT No. 14

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Parishranta indriya atama aham tritparito bubhukhito

Snatwa pitwa hrade nadya upaspristo gatah shramah

ENGLISH SYNONYMS

Parishranta-being tired of, Indriya-bodily, Atma-mentally, Aham-I, Tritparito-being thirsty, Bubhukshito-and hungry, Snatwa-taking a bath, Pitwa-and drinking water also, Hrade-in the lake, Nadya-of a river. Upaspristo-being in contact with, Gatah-got relief from, Shramah-tiredness.

TRANSLATION

Thus travelling I felt tired both bodily and mentally and I was both thirsty and hungry. So I took bath in the lake of a river and drunk water also. I got relief from tiredness by such contact of water.

PURPORT

A travelling mendicant can meet the needs of body namely thirst and hunger by the gifts of nature withont being a beggar at the door of the householders. The mendicant therefore does not go at the house of householder for begging but for enlightening him spiritually.

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