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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.19
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 19
- gāṁ paryaṭan medhya-vivikta-vṛttiḥ
- sadāpluto 'dhaḥ śayano 'vadhūtaḥ
- alakṣitaḥ svair avadhūta-veṣo
- vratāni cere hari-toṣaṇāni
gāmearth — earth; paryaṭantraversing — traversing; medhyapure — pure; viviktaindependent occupation for living-vṛttiḥindependent occupation for living — independent occupation for living; sadāalways — always; āplutaḥsanctified — sanctified; adhaḥon the earth — on the earth; śayanaḥlying — lying; avadhūtaḥwithout dressing (of the hair, etc.) — without dressing (of the hair, etc.); alakṣitaḥwithout being seen — without being seen; svaiḥalone — alone; avadhūtadressed like a mendicant-veṣaḥdressed like a mendicant — dressed like a mendicant; vratānivows — vows; cereperformed — performed; harithat pleased the Lord-toṣaṇānithat pleased the Lord — that pleased the Lord.
While so traversing the earth, he simply performed duties to please the Supreme Lord Hari. His occupation was pure and independent. He was constantly sanctified by taking his bath in holy places, although he was in the dress of a mendicant and had no hair dressing nor a bed on which to lie. Thus he was always unseen by his various relatives.
The first and foremost duty of a pilgrim is to satisfy the Supreme Lord Hari. While traveling as a pilgrim, one should not be worried about pleasing society. There is no need to depend on social formalities or occupation or dress. One should remain always absorbed in the function of pleasing the Lord. Thus sanctified by thought and action, one is able to realize the Supreme Lord by the process of a pilgrim's journey.