Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.18.15
बिभृयाच्चेन्मुनिर्वास: कौपीनाच्छादनं परम् ।
त्यक्तं न दण्डपात्राभ्यामन्यत् किञ्चिदनापदि ॥ १५ ॥
bibhṛyāc cen munir vāsaḥ
[bibhriyaach chen munir vaasah]
kaupīnācchādanaṁ param
[kaupeenaachchaadanam param]
tyaktaṁ na daṇḍa-pātrābhyām
[tyaktam na danda-paatraabhyaam]
anyat kiñcid anāpadi
[anyat kinchid anaapadi]
Word-for-word
bibhṛyāt
—
would wear
cet
—
if
muniḥ
—
the sannyāsī
vāsaḥ
—
clothes
kaupīna
—
the thick belt and underwear worn by saintly persons
ācchādanam
—
covering
param
—
other
tyaktam
—
given up
na
—
never
daṇḍa
—
besides his staff
pātrābhyām
—
and waterpot
anyat
—
else
kiñcit
—
anything
anāpadi
—
when there is no emergency.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bibhṛyāc cen munir vāsaḥ
bibhṛyāt
would wear
cet
if
muniḥ
the sannyāsī
vāsaḥ
clothes
kaupīnācchādanaṁ param
kaupīna
the thick belt and underwear worn by saintly persons
ācchādanam
covering
param
other
tyaktaṁ na daṇḍa-pātrābhyām
tyaktam
given up
na
never
daṇḍa
besides his staff
pātrābhyām
and waterpot
anyat kiñcid anāpadi
anyat
else
kiñcit
anything
anāpadi
when there is no emergency.
If the sannyāsī desires to wear something besides a mere kaupīna, he may use another cloth around his waist and hips to cover the kaupīna. Otherwise, if there is no emergency, he should not accept anything besides his daṇḍa and waterpot.
Purport
A sannyāsī attracted to material possessions will spoil his worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
If the sannyāsī desires to wear something besides a mere kaupīna, he may use another cloth around his waist to cover the kaupīna. Having taken the sannyāsa vow, if there is no emergency, he should not accept anything besides his stick and water pot.
The actions of the sannyāsī are described. If he desires to wear cloth other than the kaupīna, he should only wear a piece of cloth to cover the kaupīna. When he accepts the vow of sannyāsa, renouncing everything (tyaktam), he does not accept anything accept the water pot and stick.
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Personal Guidance
Beyond a kaupīna, additional cloth around the waist is allowed for covering; otherwise only daṇḍa and waterpot — no other possessions absent emergency. Possessions shrink to the load of one carry.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I storing more than the load of one carry?
- What would a 'kaupīna-level' simplicity feel like in my life?
My note
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