SB 7.13.39 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

क्षौमं दुकूलमजिनं चीरं वल्कलमेव वा ।

वसेऽन्यदपि सम्प्राप्तं दिष्टभुक्तुष्टधीरहम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Verse text

kṣaumaṁ dukūlam ajinaṁ

cīraṁ valkalam eva vā

vase ’nyad api samprāptaṁ

diṣṭa-bhuk tuṣṭa-dhīr aham

Synonyms

kṣaumam — clothing made of linen ; dukūlam — silk or cotton ; ajinam — deerskin ; cīram — loincloth ; valkalam — bark ; eva — as it is ; vā — either ; vase — I put on ; anyat — something else ; api — although ; samprāptam — as available ; diṣṭa-bhuk — because of destiny ; tuṣṭa — satisfied ; dhīḥ — mind ; aham — I am.

Translation

To cover my body I use whatever is available, whether it be linen, silk, cotton, bark or deerskin, according to my destiny, and I am fully satisfied and unagitated.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Satisfied and accepting my fate, I wear whatever is available, whether it be linen, silk, bark, deerskin or anything else. Vase means “I wear.”