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 13
Chapter 13
Verse 37 (SB 7.13.37)
SB 7.13.37 • मूल श्लोक
अनीह: परितुष्टात्मा यदृच्छोपनतादहम् । नो चेच्छये बह्वहानि महाहिरिव सत्त्ववान् ॥ ३७ ॥
Transliteration
anīhaḥ parituṣṭātmā yadṛcchopanatād aham no cec chaye bahv-ahāni mahāhir iva sattvavān
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
anīhaḥ — with no desire to possess more; parituṣṭa — very satisfied; ātmā — self; yadṛcchā — in its own way, without endeavor; upanatāt — by things brought in by possession; aham — I; no — not; cet — if so; śaye — I lie down; bahu — many; ahāni — days; mahā-ahiḥ — a python; iva — like; sattva-vān — enduring.
Translation
“I do not endeavor to get anything, but am satisfied with whatever is achieved in its own way. If I do not get anything, I am patient and unagitated like a python and lie down in this way for many days.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaOne should learn detachment from the bumblebees, for they collect drops of honey here and there and keep it in their honeycomb, but then someone comes and by force takes all the honey away, leaving the bumblebees with nothing. Therefore one should learn from the bumblebee not to keep more money than one needs. Similarly, one should learn from the python to stay in one place for many, many days without food and then eat only if something comes in its own way. Thus the learned brāhmaṇa gave instructions gained from two creatures, namely the bumblebee and the python.