Srimad Bhagavatam

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सुदुःखोपार्जितैर्वित्तैराशासानां गृहाशिषः । मधुहेवाग्रतो भुङ्क्ते यतिर्वै गृहमेधिनाम् ।। ११-८-१६ ।।

sanskrit

Just as a hunter takes away the honey laboriously produced by the honeybees, similarly, saintly mendicants such as brahmacārīs and sannyāsīs are entitled to enjoy the property painstakingly accumulated by householders dedicated to family enjoyment. ।। 11-8-16 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

suduHkhopArjitairvittairAzAsAnAM gRhAziSaH | madhuhevAgrato bhuGkte yatirvai gRhamedhinAm || 11-8-16 ||

hk transliteration

ग्राम्यगीतं न श‍ृणुयाद्यतिर्वनचरः क्वचित् । शिक्षेत हरिणाद्बद्धान्मृगयोर्गीतमोहितात् ।। ११-८-१७ ।।

sanskrit

A saintly person dwelling in the forest in the renounced order of life should never listen to songs or music promoting material enjoyment. Rather, a saintly person should carefully study the example of the deer, who is bewildered by the sweet music of the hunter’s horn and is thus captured and killed. ।। 11-8-17 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

grAmyagItaM na za‍RNuyAdyatirvanacaraH kvacit | zikSeta hariNAdbaddhAnmRgayorgItamohitAt || 11-8-17 ||

hk transliteration

नृत्यवादित्रगीतानि जुषन् ग्राम्याणि योषिताम् । आसां क्रीडनको वश्य ऋष्यश‍ृङ्गो मृगीसुतः ।। ११-८-१८ ।।

sanskrit

Becoming attracted to the worldly singing, dancing and musical entertainment of beautiful women, even the great sage Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, the son of a deer, fell totally under their control, just like a pet animal. ।। 11-8-18 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

nRtyavAditragItAni juSan grAmyANi yoSitAm | AsAM krIDanako vazya RSyaza‍RGgo mRgIsutaH || 11-8-18 ||

hk transliteration

जिह्वयातिप्रमाथिन्या जनो रसविमोहितः । मृत्युमृच्छत्यसद्बुद्धिर्मीनस्तु बडिशैर्यथा ।। ११-८-१९ ।।

sanskrit

Just as a fish, incited by the desire to enjoy his tongue, is fatally trapped on the fisherman’s hook, similarly, a foolish person is bewildered by the extremely disturbing urges of the tongue and thus is ruined. ।। 11-8-19 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

jihvayAtipramAthinyA jano rasavimohitaH | mRtyumRcchatyasadbuddhirmInastu baDizairyathA || 11-8-19 ||

hk transliteration

इन्द्रियाणि जयन्त्याशु निराहारा मनीषिणः । वर्जयित्वा तु रसनं तन्निरन्नस्य वर्धते ।। ११-८-२० ।।

sanskrit

By fasting, learned men quickly bring all of the senses except the tongue under control, because by abstaining from eating such men are afflicted with an increased desire to gratify the sense of taste. ।। 11-8-20 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

indriyANi jayantyAzu nirAhArA manISiNaH | varjayitvA tu rasanaM tannirannasya vardhate || 11-8-20 ||

hk transliteration