Manusmriti
एककालं चरेद् भैक्षं न प्रसज्जेत विस्तरे । भैक्षे प्रसक्तो हि यतिर्विषयेष्वपि सज्जति ॥ ५५ ॥
Let him go to beg once (a day), let him not be eager to obtain a large quantity (of alms); for an ascetic who eagerly seeks alms, attaches himself also to sensual enjoyments.
english translation
ekakAlaM cared bhaikSaM na prasajjeta vistare । bhaikSe prasakto hi yatirviSayeSvapi sajjati ॥ 55 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएककालं चरेद् भैक्षं न प्रसज्जेत विस्तरे । भैक्षे प्रसक्तो हि यतिर्विषयेष्वपि सज्जति ॥ ५५ ॥
Let him go to beg once (a day), let him not be eager to obtain a large quantity (of alms); for an ascetic who eagerly seeks alms, attaches himself also to sensual enjoyments.
english translation
ekakAlaM cared bhaikSaM na prasajjeta vistare । bhaikSe prasakto hi yatirviSayeSvapi sajjati ॥ 55 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript