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TEXT 20
agny-artham eva saranam
utajam vadri-kandaram
srayeta hima-vayv-agni-
varsarkatapa-sat svayam
SYNONYMS
agni—the fire; artham—to keep; eva—only; saranam—a cottage; uta-jam—made of grass; va—or; adri-kandaram—a cave in a mountain; srayeta—the vanaprastha should take shelter of; hima—snow; vayu—wind; agni—fire; varsa—rain; arka—of the sun; atapa—shining; sat—enduring; svayam—personally.
TRANSLATION
A vanaprastha should prepare a thatched cottage or take shelter of a cave in a mountain only to keep the sacred fire, but he should personally practice enduring snowfall, wind, fire, rain and the shining of the sun.
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