ब्रह्मचर्यं तप: शौचं सन्तोषो भूतसौहृदम् । गृहस्थस्याप्यृतौ गन्तु: सर्वेषां मदुपासनम् ॥ ४३ ॥
brahmacaryaṁ tapaḥ śaucaṁ santoṣo bhūta-sauhṛdam gṛhasthasyāpy ṛtau gantuḥ sarveṣāṁ mad-upāsanam
- brahma-caryam
- celibacy
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- śaucam
- purity of mind without attachment or repulsion
- santoṣaḥ
- full satisfaction
- bhūta
- toward all living entities
- sauhṛdam
- friendship
- gṛhasthasya
- of the householder
- api
- also
- ṛtau
- at the proper time
- gantuḥ
- approaching his wife
- sarveṣām
- of all human beings
- mat
- of Me
- upāsanam
- worship
A householder may approach his wife for sex only at the time prescribed for begetting children. Otherwise, the householder should practice celibacy, austerity, cleanliness of mind and body, satisfaction in his natural position, and friendship toward all living entities. Worship of Me is to be practiced by all human beings, regardless of social or occupational divisions.