SB 11.9.3 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

न मे मानापमानौ स्तो न चिन्ता गेहपुत्रिणाम् ।

आत्मक्रीड आत्मरतिर्विचरामीह बालवत् ॥ ३ ॥

Verse text

na me mānāpamānau sto

na cintā geha-putriṇām

ātma-krīḍa ātma-ratir

vicarāmīha bāla-vat

Synonyms

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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

I do not care for honor or dishonor. I do not worry about house or children. I sport and enjoy in the ātmā and wander in this world like a child. He explains what he learned from a child.