Canto & Chapters
The Science of God (15 Chapters)
Chapter 130v
Chapter 1
Chapter 230v
Chapter 2
Chapter 330v
Chapter 3
Chapter 430v
Chapter 4
Chapter 530v
Chapter 5
Chapter 630v
Chapter 6
Chapter 730v
Chapter 7
Chapter 830v
Chapter 8
Chapter 930v
Chapter 9
Chapter 1030v
Chapter 10
Chapter 1130v
Chapter 11
Chapter 1230v
Chapter 12
Chapter 1330v
Chapter 13
Chapter 1430v
Chapter 14
Chapter 1530v
Chapter 15
Canto 7, Chapter 12
Chapter 12
Verse 20 (SB 7.12.20)
SB 7.12.20 • मूल श्लोक
अग्न्यर्थमेव शरणमुटजं वाद्रिकन्दरम् । श्रयेत हिमवाय्वग्निवर्षार्कातपषाट्स्वयम् ॥ २० ॥
Transliteration
agny-artham eva śaraṇam uṭajaṁ vādri-kandaram śrayeta hima-vāyv-agni- varṣārkātapa-ṣāṭ svayam
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
agni — the fire; artham — to keep; eva — only; śaraṇam — a cottage; uṭa-jam — made of grass; vā — or; adri-kandaram — a cave in a mountain; śrayeta — the vānaprastha should take shelter of; hima — snow; vāyu — wind; agni — fire; varṣa — rain; arka — of the sun; ātapa — shining; ṣāṭ — enduring; svayam — personally.
Translation
“A vānaprastha should prepare a thatched cottage or take shelter of a cave in a mountain only to keep the sacred fire, but he should personally practice enduring snowfall, wind, fire, rain and the shining of the sun.”