Chapter 9
न मे मानापमानौ स्तो न चिन्ता गेहपुत्रिणाम् । आत्मक्रीड आत्मरतिर्विचरामीह बालवत् ॥ ३ ॥
Transliteration
na me mānāpamānau sto na cintā geha-putriṇām ātma-krīḍa ātma-ratir vicarāmīha bāla-vat
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
na — not; me — in me; māna — honor; apamānau — dishonor; staḥ — exist; na — there is not; cintā — anxiety; geha — of those who have a home; putriṇām — and children; ātma — by the self; krīḍaḥ — sporting; ātma — in the self alone; ratiḥ — enjoying; vicarāmi — I wander; iha — in this world; bāla-vat — like a child.
Translation
“In family life, the parents are always in anxiety about their home, children and reputation. But I have nothing to do with these things. I do not worry at all about any family, and I do not care about honor and dishonor. I enjoy only the life of the soul, and I find love on the spiritual platform. Thus I wander the earth like a child.”