Guest guest Posted February 4, 2001 Report Share Posted February 4, 2001 Namaste, Bhagavata Purana: XI:viii: 9, 10, 11, 12 [tr. C.L.Goswamy; Gita Press, Gorakhpur]. Teacher #12. Bee - stoka.n stoka.n graset graasa.n dehaH varteta yaavataa . gR^ihaan ahi.nsat na aatishhThet vR^ittiM maadhukariiM muniH .. 9.. An ascetic should take food in small quantities [from householders], without giving them any trouble, and barely enough to maintain his body, and thus adopt the course of the black bee. 9 . ____________________ ______________________ aNubhyaH cha mahadbhyaH cha shaastrebhyaH kushalaH naraH . sarvataH saaram aadadyaat pushhpebhyaH iva shhaTpadaH .. 10.. Like the bee collecting honey from [many] flowers a discriminating person should gather the essence from all scriptures, great or small. 10 . ____________________ _______________________ saayantana.n shvastana.n vaa na sa~NgR^ihNiita bhikshitam.h . paaNipaatra udaraamatraH makshikaa iva na sa~Ngrahii .. 11.. He should not keep in store for the evening or the following day the food collected by begging; his hands [alone] should be the vessel and belly, the receptacle for food. He should not be a hoarder like the bee. 11 . ____________________ _______________________ saayantana.n shvastana.n vaa na sa~NgR^ihNiita bhikshukaH . makshikaaH iva sa~NgR^ihNan saha tena vinashyati .. 12.. A mendicant should keep nothing in store, either for the evening or the day following; he who does it perishes like a bee with that collection. 12 . Regards, s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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