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  "name":"SB 8.16.49",
  "h1":"SB 8.16.49",
  "label":"Text 49",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.16.49",
  "description":"During this period, one should not unnecessarily talk of material subjects or topics of sense gratification, one should be completely free from envy of all living entities, and one should be a pure and simple devotee of Lord Vāsudeva."

} —

SB 8.16.49

Text

varjayed asad-ālāpaṁ
bhogān uccāvacāṁs tathā
ahiṁsraḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ
vāsudeva-parāyaṇaḥ

Synonyms

varjayet—one should give up; asat-ālāpam—unnecessary talk on material subject matters; bhogān—sense gratification; ucca-avacān—superior or inferior; tathā—as well as; ahiṁsraḥ—without being envious; sarva-bhūtānām—of all living entities; vāsudeva-parāyaṇaḥ—simply being a devotee of Lord Vāsudeva.

Translation

During this period, one should not unnecessarily talk of material subjects or topics of sense gratification, one should be completely free from envy of all living entities, and one should be a pure and simple devotee of Lord Vāsudeva.