Bhagavata Purana 7.13.9
Srimad Bhagavatam · 13 · Verse 9
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Sanskrit Original
न यतेराश्रम: प्रायो धर्महेतुर्महात्मन: । शान्तस्य समचित्तस्य बिभृयादुत वा त्यजेत् ॥ ९ ॥
na yater āśramaḥ prāyo dharma-hetur mahātmanaḥ śāntasya sama-cittasya bibhṛyād uta vā tyajet
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A peaceful, equipoised person who is factually advanced in spiritual consciousness does not need to accept the symbols of a sannyāsī, such as the tridaṇḍa and kamaṇḍalu. According to necessity, he may sometimes accept those symbols and sometimes reject them.