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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.13.8

న శిష్యాననుబధ్నీత గ్రన్థాన్నైవాభ్యసేద్ బహూన్ । న వ్యాఖ్యాముపయుఞ్జీత నారమ్భానారభేత్‍క్‍వచిత్ ॥ ౮ ॥
na śiṣyān anubadhnīta
[na shishyaan anubadhneeta]
granthān naivābhyased bahūn
[granthaan naivaabhyased bahoon]
na vyākhyām upayuṣjīta
[na vyaakhyaam upayushjeeta]
nārambhān ārabhet kvacit
[naarambhaan aarabhet kvachit]
na — not śiṣyān — disciples anubadhnīta — one should induce for material benefit granthān — unnecessary literatures na — not eva — certainly abhyaset — should try to understand or cultivate bahūn — many na — nor vyākhyām — discourses upayuṣjīta — should make as a means of livelihood na — nor ārambhān — unnecessary opulences ārabhet — should attempt to increase kvacit — at any time.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na śiṣyān anubadhnīta
na
not
śiṣyān
disciples
anubadhnīta
one should induce for material benefit
granthān naivābhyased bahūn
granthān
unnecessary literatures
na
not
eva
certainly
abhyaset
should try to understand or cultivate
bahūn
many
na vyākhyām upayuṣjīta
na
nor
vyākhyām
discourses
upayuṣjīta
should make as a means of livelihood
nārambhān ārabhet kvacit
na
nor
ārambhān
unnecessary opulences
ārabhet
should attempt to increase
kvacit
at any time.
A sannyāsī must not present allurements of material benefits to gather many disciples, nor should he unnecessarily read many books or give discourses as a means of livelihood. He must never attempt to increase material opulences unnecessarily.

So-called svāmīs and yogīs generally make disciples by alluring them with material benefits. There are many so-called gurus who attract disciples by promising to cure their diseases or increase their material opulence by manufacturing gold. These are lucrative allurements for unintelligent men. A sannyāsī is prohibited from making disciples through such material allurements. Sannyāsīs sometimes indulge in material opulence by unnecessarily constructing many temples and monasteries, but actually such endeavors should be avoided. Temples and monasteries should be constructed for the preaching of spiritual consciousness or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, not to provide free hotels for persons who are useful for neither material nor spiritual purposes. Temples and monasteries should be strictly off limits to worthless clubs of crazy men. In the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement we welcome everyone who agrees at least to follow the movement’s regulative principles — no illicit sex, no intoxication, no meat-eating and no gambling. In the temples and monasteries, gatherings of unnecessary, rejected, lazy fellows should be strictly disallowed. The temples and monasteries should be used exclusively by devotees who are serious about spiritual advancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explains the word ārambhān as meaning maṭhādi-vyāpārān, which means “attempts to construct temples and monasteries.” The first business of the sannyāsī is to preach Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but if, by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, facilities are available, then he may construct temples and monasteries to give shelter to the serious students of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Otherwise such temples and monasteries are not needed.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
One should not seek disciples or study books, nor partake in many discourses, nor attempt huge projects at any time. He should not seek disciples out of greed or take by force. Ārambhān means building temples and such.
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