एक एव चरेद्भिक्षुरात्मारामोऽनपाश्रय: । सर्वभूतसुहृच्छान्तो नारायणपरायण: ॥ ३ ॥
eka eva cared bhiksur atmaramo ’napasrayah sarva-bhuta-suhrc-chanto narayana-parayanah
- ekah
- alone
- eva
- only
- caret
- can move
- bhiksuh
- a sannyasi taking alms
- atma-aramah
- fully satisfied in the self
- anapasrayah
- without depending on anything
- sarva-bhuta-suhrt
- becoming a well-wisher of all living entities
- santah
- completely peaceful
- narayana-parayanah
- becoming absolutely dependent on Narayana and becoming His devotee.
The sannyasi, completely satisfied in the self, should live on alms begged from door to door. Not being dependent on any person or any place, he should always be a friendly well-wisher to all living beings and be a peaceful, unalloyed devotee of Narayana. In this way he should move from one place to another.