Shloka 35
Vānaprastha-vidhi and Sannyāsa-dharma: Austerity, Detachment, and the Paramahaṁsa Ideal
यदृच्छयोपपन्नान्नमद्याच्छ्रेष्ठमुतापरम् । तथा वासस्तथा शय्यां प्राप्तं प्राप्तं भजेन्मुनि: ॥ ३५ ॥
yadṛcchayopapannānnam adyāc chreṣṭham utāparam tathā vāsas tathā śayyāṁ prāptaṁ prāptaṁ bhajen muniḥ
ရဟန်းပညာရှိသည် အလိုအလျောက် ရလာသော အစာကို အကောင်းဆုံးဖြစ်စေ သာမန်ဖြစ်စေ လက်ခံ၍ စားသုံးရမည်။ ထိုနည်းတူ အဝတ်အစားနှင့် အိပ်ရာလည်း ရသမျှကို စိတ်ကျေနပ်စွာ လက်ခံရမည်။
Sometimes excellent, sumptuous food will come without endeavor, and at other times tasteless food appears. A sage should not become happily excited when a sumptuous plate is brought to him, nor should he angrily refuse ordinary food that comes of its own accord. If no food comes at all, as mentioned in the previous verse, one must endeavor to avoid starvation. From these verses it appears that even a saintly sage must have a good dose of common sense.
FAQs
This verse teaches that a muni should accept food, clothing, and a resting place as they come—whether good or ordinary—without anxious endeavor, maintaining devotional contentment.
In the Uddhava Gītā, Krishna instructs Uddhava on the qualities and conduct of a renunciant—showing that inner devotion and freedom from dependence on comfort are essential for spiritual steadiness.
Practice reducing unnecessary demands, accept outcomes with gratitude, and keep your focus on sincere bhakti and duty—using what comes responsibly while avoiding obsessive chasing of comfort and status.