Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 7.13.2
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyKeep Possessions to What Is Necessary
“A person in the renounced order of life may try to avoid even a dress to cover himself. If he wears anything at all, it should be only a loincloth, and when there is no necessity, a sannyāsī should not even accept a daṇḍa. A sannyāsī should avoid carrying anything but a daṇḍa and kamaṇḍalu.”
What the purport teaches
- A person in the renounced order may avoid even clothing; if he wears anything, it should be only a loincloth.
- When there is no necessity, a sannyāsī should not even accept a daṇḍa.
- A sannyāsī should avoid carrying anything beyond a daṇḍa and kamaṇḍalu.
Try this today
Review the things you carry today and leave behind one unnecessary item.
Ask yourself
How much of what I carry or keep is truly necessary?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.