SB 7.12.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Seventh Canto, Chapter 12: The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes

SB 7.12.19

SB 7.12.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

agny-artham eva śaraṇam
uṭajaṁ vādri-kandaram
śrayeta hima-vāyv-agni-
varṣārkātapa-ṣāṭ svayam

SYNONYMS

agni—the fire; artham—to keep; eva—only; śaraṇam—a cottage; uṭa-jam—made of grass; vā—or; adri-kandaram—a cave in a mountain; śrayeta—the vānaprastha should take shelter of; hima—snow; vāyu—wind; agni—fire; varṣa—rain; arka—of the sun; ātapa—shining; ṣāṭ—enduring; svayam—personally.

TRANSLATION

A vānaprastha 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.