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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.18.24

పురగ్రామవ్రజాన్సార్థాన్ భిక్షార్థం ప్రవిశంశ్చరేత్ । పుణ్యదేశసరిచ్ఛైలవనాశ్రమవతీం మహీమ్ ॥ ౨౪ ॥
pura-grāma-vrajān sārthān
[pura-graama-vrajaan saarthaan]
bhikṣārthaṁ praviśaṁś caret
[bhikshaartham pravishamsh charet]
puṇya-deśa-saric-chaila-
[punya-desha-sarich-chaila-]
vanāśrama-vatīṁ mahīm
[vanaashrama-vateem maheem]
pura — cities grāma — towns vrajān — and pasturing grounds sa-arthān — those working for bodily maintenance bhikṣā-artham — for begging alms praviśan — entering caret — he should travel puṇya — pure deśa — places sarit — with rivers śaila — mountains vana — and forests āśrama-vatīm — possessing such residential places mahīm — the earth.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pura-grāma-vrajān sārthān
pura
cities
grāma
towns
vrajān
and pasturing grounds
sa-arthān
those working for bodily maintenance
bhikṣārthaṁ praviśaṁś caret
bhikṣā-artham
for begging alms
praviśan
entering
caret
he should travel
puṇya-deśa-saric-chaila-
puṇya
pure
deśa
places
sarit
with rivers
śaila
mountains
vanāśrama-vatīṁ mahīm
vana
and forests
āśrama-vatīm
possessing such residential places
mahīm
the earth.
The sage should travel in sanctified places, by flowing rivers and within the solitude of mountains and forests. He should enter the cities, towns and pasturing grounds and approach ordinary working men only to beg his bare sustenance.

According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the word pura refers to cities and towns with shopping centers, markets and other commercial enterprises, whereas grāma refers to smaller towns, lacking such facilities. The vānaprastha or sannyāsī trying to become free from material attachment should avoid those who are working day and night for sense gratification, approaching them only to engage them in necessary acts of charity. Those who are preaching Kṛṣṇa consciousness all over the world are understood to be liberated souls, and therefore they constantly approach the materialistic living entities to engage them in the devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa. However, even such preachers should strictly avoid contact with the materialistic world when not actually necessary for advancing the mission of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The injunction is that one should not deal unnecessarily with the materialistic world.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The sage should travel to sanctified places, rivers, mountains and forests. He should enter the cities, towns and pasturing grounds and approach ordinary working men only to beg his bare sustenance.
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