Shloka 2
Dharma of the Renunciant: Alms Discipline, Meditation, and Expiations
एककालं चरेद्भैक्ष्यं न प्रसज्येत विस्तरम् । भैक्ष्ये प्रसक्तो हि यतिर्विषयेष्वपि सज्जति
ekakālaṃ caredbhaikṣyaṃ na prasajyeta vistaram | bhaikṣye prasakto hi yatirviṣayeṣvapi sajjati
El renunciante debe pedir limosna sólo una vez al día y no demorarse ni ampliar su ronda. Pues el yati que se apega a la limosna, en verdad se apega también a los objetos de los sentidos.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 3.60).
Concept: Even alms can become a subtle bondage; limiting the alms-round prevents the mind from sliding into sense-attachment.
Application: Set strict boundaries around ‘necessary’ activities (food, media, shopping); notice when the mind starts ‘lingering’ and return to purpose.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A bhikṣu stands at a village lane’s edge, holding his bowl, while tempting aromas and bustling household scenes swirl like faint mirages around him. He takes only what is offered once, then turns away calmly, the mirage of sense-objects fading into smoke behind his lowered gaze.","primary_figures":["Bhikṣu (mendicant)","Householders (gṛhasthas)","Allegorical Viṣaya-temptations (subtle, mist-like)"],"setting":"Quiet village street with seven doorways suggested in perspective; a boundary line (threshold) symbolizing restraint.","lighting_mood":"late afternoon hush","color_palette":["dusty gold","clay red","indigo shadow","smoke white","leaf green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: central bhikṣu with gold-leaf halo of restraint; stylized village houses with ornate thresholds; swirling, semi-transparent temptations rendered as decorative but subdued motifs; rich reds/greens, embossed gold accents emphasizing the ‘one round only’ discipline.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical village lane with delicate architecture; bhikṣu moving with minimal gesture; faint translucent forms of sweets, perfumes, and comforts drifting like clouds; cool shadows and refined linework conveying moral caution.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold-outlined bhikṣu with lowered eyes; houses in rhythmic pattern; temptations as stylized serpent-like curls near the bowl; strong pigment palette, didactic clarity, temple-wall moral emphasis.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: decorative border of small bowls and doorways; central figure of bhikṣu in saffron; temptations as floral-vine motifs trying to wrap the bowl but breaking; deep blue background with gold highlights, symbolic restraint theme."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["distant marketplace murmur","footsteps on dust","brief conch note","sudden quiet at warning line"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: caredbhaikṣyam = caret + bhaikṣyam (t + bh → dbh); yatirviṣayeṣvapi = yatiḥ + viṣayeṣu + api (visarga sandhi: ḥ + v → r v; ṣu + a → ṣv a).
FAQs
It advises collecting alms only once a day (ekakāla-bhaikṣya) and avoiding prolonged or excessive rounds.
Because attachment to the act of begging or to food easily expands into attachment to other sense-objects and comforts.
Moderation and non-attachment: even necessary acts like eating should be performed with restraint so that desire does not reassert itself.