एको विविक्तशरणो भिक्षुर्भैक्ष्यमिताशनः ॥३०॥
yaś citta-vijaye yattaḥ
syÄn niḥsaá¹…go 'parigrahaḥ
eko vivikta-śaraṇo
bhiká¹£ur bhaiká¹£ya-mitÄÅ›anaḥ
yaḥ - one who; citta-vijaye - conquering the mind; yattaḥ - is engaged; syÄt - must be; niḥsaá¹…gaḥ - without contaminated association; aparigrahaḥ - without being dependent (on the family); ekaḥ - alone; vivikta-Å›araṇaḥ - taking shelter of a solitary place; bhiká¹£uḥ - a renounced person; bhaiká¹£ya - by begging alms just to maintain the body; mita-aÅ›anaḥ - frugal in eating.
One who desires to conquer the mind must leave the company of his family and live in a solitary place, free from contaminated association. To maintain the body and soul together, he should beg as much as he needs for the bare necessities of life.
This is the process for conquering the agitation of the mind. One is recommended to take leave of his family and live alone, maintaining body and soul together by begging alms and eating only as much as needed to keep himself alive. Without such a process, one cannot conquer lusty desires. SannyÄsa means accepting a life of begging, which makes one automatically very humble and meek and free from lusty desires. In this regard, the following verse appears in the Smá¹›ti literature:
dvandvÄhatasya gÄrhasthyaá¹
dhyÄna-bhaá¹…gÄdi-kÄraṇam
laká¹£ayitvÄ gá¹›hÄ« spaá¹£á¹aá¹
sannyased avicÄrayan
In this world of duality, family life is the cause that spoils one’s spiritual life or meditation. Specifically understanding this fact, one should accept the order of sannyÄsa without hesitation.
