वानप्रस्थाश्रमपदेष्वभीक्ष्णं भैक्ष्यमाचरेत् । संसिध्यत्याश्वसम्मोह: शुद्धसत्त्व: शिलान्धसा ॥ २५ ॥
vānaprasthāśrama-padeṣv abhīkṣṇaṁ bhaikṣyam ācaret saṁsidhyaty āśv asammohaḥ śuddha-sattvaḥ śilāndhasā
- vānaprastha-āśrama
- of the vānaprastha order of life
- padeṣu
- in the position
- abhīkṣṇam
- always
- bhaikṣyam
- begging
- ācaret
- one should perform
- saṁsidhyati
- one becomes spiritually perfect
- āśu
- quickly
- asammohaḥ
- free from illusion
- śuddha
- purified
- sattvaḥ
- existence
- śīla
- obtained by begging or gleaning
- andhasā
- by food
One in the vānaprastha order of life should always practice taking charity from others, for one is thereby freed from illusion and quickly becomes perfect in spiritual life. Indeed, one who subsists on food grains obtained in such a humble manner purifies his existence.