SB 7.12.22 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.22

చరేద్వనే ద్వాదశాబ్దానష్టౌ వా చతురో ముని: । ద్వావేకం వా యథా బుద్ధిర్న విపద్యేత కృచ్ఛ్రత: ॥ ౨౨ ॥

cared vane dvādaśābdān

[chared vane dvaadashaabdaan]

aṣṭau vā caturo muniḥ

[ashtau vaa chaturo munih]

dvāv ekaṁ vā yathā buddhir

[dvaav ekam vaa yathaa buddhir]

na vipadyeta kṛcchrataḥ

[na vipadyeta krichchratah]

Word-for-word

caret — should remain vane — in the forest dvādaśa-abdān — twelve years aṣṭau — for eight years vā — either caturaḥ — four years muniḥ — a saintly, thoughtful man dvau — two ekam — one vā — either yathā — as well as buddhiḥ — intelligence na — not vipadyeta — bewildered kṛcchrataḥ — because of hard austerities.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

cared vane dvādaśābdān

caret

should remain

vane

in the forest

dvādaśa-abdān

twelve years

aṣṭau vā caturo muniḥ

aṣṭau

for eight years

vā

either

caturaḥ

four years

muniḥ

a saintly, thoughtful man

dvāv ekaṁ vā yathā buddhir

dvau

two

ekam

one

vā

either

yathā

as well as

buddhiḥ

intelligence

na vipadyeta kṛcchrataḥ

not

vipadyeta

bewildered

kṛcchrataḥ

because of hard austerities.

Being very thoughtful, a vānaprastha should remain in the forest for twelve years, eight years, four years, two years or at least one year. He should behave in such a way that he will not be disturbed or troubled by too much austerity.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

The sage should remain in the forest for twelve years, eight years, four years, two years or at least one year, such that he will not be disturbed by too much austerity.

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