SB 7.13.39

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Seventh Canto, Chapter 13: The Behavior of a Perfect Person

SB 7.13.38

SB 7.13.40

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 39

kṣaumaṁ dukūlam ajinaṁ
cīraṁ valkalam eva vā
vase 'nyad api samprāptaṁ
diṣṭa-bhuk tuṣṭa-dhīr aham

SYNONYMS

kṣaumam—clothing made of linen; dukūlam—silk or cotton; ajinam—deerskin; cīram—loincloth; valkalam—bark; eva—as it is; vā—either; vase—I put on; anyat—something else; api—although; samprāptam—as available; diṣṭa-bhuk—because of destiny; tuṣṭa—satisfied; dhīḥ—mind; aham—I am.

TRANSLATION

To cover my body I use whatever is available, whether it be linen, silk, cotton, bark or deerskin, according to my destiny, and I am fully satisfied and unagitated.