बुधो बालकवत् क्रीडेत् कुशलो जडवच्चरेत् । वदेदुन्मत्तवद् विद्वान् गोचर्यां नैगमश्चरेत् ॥ २९ ॥
budho bālaka-vat krīḍet kuśalo jaḍa-vac caret vaded unmatta-vad vidvān go-caryāṁ naigamaś caret
- budhaḥ
- although intelligent
- bālaka-vat
- like a child (oblivious to honor and dishonor)
- krīḍet
- he should enjoy life
- kuśalaḥ
- although expert
- jaḍa-vat
- like a stunted person
- caret
- he should act
- vadet
- he should speak
- unmatta-vat
- like an insane person
- vidvān
- although most learned
- go-caryām
- unrestricted behavior
- naigamaḥ
- although expert in Vedic injunctions
- caret
- he should perform
Although most wise, the paramahaṁsa should enjoy life like a child, oblivious to honor and dishonor; although most expert, he should behave like a stunted, incompetent person; although most learned, he should speak like an insane person; and although a scholar learned in Vedic regulations, he should behave in an unrestricted manner.