शयीताहानि भूरीणि निराहारोऽनुपक्रम: । यदि नोपनयेद् ग्रासो महाहिरिव दिष्टभुक् ॥ ३ ॥
śayītāhāni bhūrīṇi nirāhāro ’nupakramaḥ yadi nopanayed grāso mahāhir iva diṣṭa-bhuk
- śayīta
- he should remain peacefully
- ahāni
- days
- bhūrīṇi
- for many
- nirāhāraḥ
- fasting
- anupakramaḥ
- without endeavor
- yadi
- if
- na upanayet
- does not come
- grāsaḥ
- food
- mahā-ahiḥ
- the great python
- iva
- like
- diṣṭa
- whatever is provided by providence
- bhuk
- eating
If at any time food does not come, then a saintly person should fast for many days without making endeavor. He should understand that by God’s arrangement he must fast. Thus, following the example of the python, he should remain peaceful and patient.