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SB 10.52.31

Devanāgarī

सन्तुष्टो यर्हि वर्तेत ब्राह्मणो येन केनचित् । अहीयमान: स्वद्धर्मात् स ह्यस्याखिलकामधुक् ॥ ३१ ॥

Text

santuṣṭo yarhi varteta brāhmaṇo yena kenacit ahīyamānaḥ svad dharmāt sa hy asyākhila-kāma-dhuk

Synonyms

santuṣṭaḥ—satisfied;yarhi—when;varteta—carries on;brāhmaṇaḥ—abrāhmaṇa;yenakenacit—with whatever;ahīyamānaḥ—not falling short;svāt—of his own;dharmāt—religious duty;saḥ—those religious principles;hi—indeed;asya—for him;akhila—of everything;kāma-dhuk—the mystic cow, milked for fulfillment of any desire.

Translation

When a brāhmaṇa is satisfied with whatever comes his way and does not fall away from his religious duties, those very religious principles become his desire cow, fulfilling all his wishes.

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