Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.13.39
क्षौमं दुकूलमजिनं चीरं वल्कलमेव वा ।
वसेऽन्यदपि सम्प्राप्तं दिष्टभुक्तुष्टधीरहम् ॥ ३९ ॥
kṣaumaṁ dukūlam ajinaṁ
[kshaumam dukoolam ajinam]
cīraṁ valkalam eva vā
[cheeram valkalam eva vaa]
vase ’nyad api samprāptaṁ
[vase ’nyad api sampraaptam]
diṣṭa-bhuk tuṣṭa-dhīr aham
[dishta-bhuk tushta-dheer aham]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṣaumaṁ dukūlam ajinaṁ
kṣaumam
clothing made of linen
dukūlam
silk or cotton
ajinam
deerskin
cīraṁ valkalam eva vā
cīram
loincloth
valkalam
bark
eva
as it is
vā
either
vase ’nyad api samprāptaṁ
vase
I put on
anyat
something else
api
although
samprāptam
as available
diṣṭa-bhuk tuṣṭa-dhīr aham
diṣṭa-bhuk
because of destiny
tuṣṭa
satisfied
dhīḥ
mind
aham
I am.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Satisfied and accepting my fate, I wear whatever is available, whether it be linen, silk, bark, deerskin or anything else.
Vase means “I wear.”
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Personal Guidance
I wear linen, silk, cotton, bark, or deerskin — whatever destiny brings — and remain satisfied and unagitated. Identity is not what one wears. Equal regard for fine and rough clothing is its own discipline.
Reflection Questions
- How much of your sense of dignity depends on what you wear?
- Where could you accept what is given without spending energy on what is missing?
My note
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