त्रिवर्गं नातिकृच्छ्रेण भजेत गृहमेध्यपि । यथादेशं यथाकालं यावद्दैवोपपादितम् ॥ १० ॥
tri-vargam natikrcchrena bhajeta grha-medhy api yatha-desam yatha-kalam yavad-daivopapaditam
- tri-vargam
- three principles, namely religiosity, economic development and sense gratification
- na
- not
- ati-krcchrena
- by very severe endeavor
- bhajeta
- should execute
- grha-medhi
- a person interested only in family life
- api
- although
- yatha-desam
- according to the place
- yatha-kalam
- according to the time
- yavat
- as much as
- daiva
- by the grace of the Lord
- upapaditam
- obtained.
Even if one is a householder rather than a brahmacari, a sannyasi or a vanaprastha, one should not endeavor very hard for religiosity, economic development or satisfaction of the senses. Even in householder life, one should be satisfied to maintain body and soul together with whatever is available with minimum endeavor, according to place and time, by the grace of the Lord. One should not engage oneself in ugra-karma.