Sanatkumara Samhita
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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...
verse 122
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:
नान्योच्छिष्टं च भुञ्जीत नान्य-शेषं च धारयेत्
अवैष्नवानां सम्भाषां वन्दनादि विवर्जयेत्nānyocchiṣṭaṃ ca bhuñjīta nānya-śeṣaṃ ca dhārayet
avaiṣnavānāṃ sambhāṣāṃ vandanādi vivarjayet
Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:
na—not; anya—of another; ucchiṣṭam—remnant; ca—and; bhu 24jīta—should eat; na—not; anya—of another; śeṣam—remnant; ca—and; dhārayet—should wear; avaiṣnavānām—with they who are not devotees; sambhāṣām—conversation; vandanādi—beginning with offering obeisances; vivarjayet—should avoid.
English translation of verse:
One should not eat the remnants of food eaten by anyone but Him. One should not wear the garments and ornaments worn by anyone but Him. One should not talk with they who are not devotees of the Lord. One should not bow down before them or honor them in any way.