Bhagavata Purana 11.8.9
Srimad Bhagavatam · 8 · Verse 9
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Sanskrit Original
स्तोकं स्तोकं ग्रसेद् ग्रासं देहो वर्तेत यावता । गृहानहिंसन्नातिष्ठेद् वृत्तिं माधुकरीं मुनि: ॥ ९ ॥
stokaṁ stokaṁ grased grāsaṁ deho varteta yāvatā gṛhān ahiṁsann ātiṣṭhed vṛttiṁ mādhukarīṁ muniḥ
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A saintly person should accept only enough food to keep his body and soul together. He should go from door to door accepting just a little bit of food from each family. Thus he should practice the occupation of the honeybee.