Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.23.34
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केचित्त्रिवेणुं जगृहुरेके पात्रं कमण्डलुम् ।
पीठं चैकेऽक्षसूत्रं च कन्थां चीराणि केचन ।
प्रदाय च पुनस्तानि दर्शितान्याददुर्मुने: ॥ ३४ ॥
kecit tri-veṇuṁ jagṛhur
eke pātraṁ kamaṇḍalum
pīṭhaṁ caike ’kṣa-sūtraṁ ca
kanthāṁ cīrāṇi kecana
pradāya ca punas tāni
darśitāny ādadur muneḥ
Some of these persons would take away his sannyāsī rod, and some the waterpot which he was using as a begging bowl. Some took his deerskin seat, some his chanting beads, and some would steal his torn, ragged clothing. Displaying these things before him, they would pretend to offer them back but would then hide them again.
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