One cannot be called a mendicant for his having only renounced his worldly possessions, or for his having only led a life of dependence on charity. He who forsakes sincerely the possessions and pleasures of the world to be regarded a true mendicant.
त्यागान भिक्षुकं विद्यान्न मौढ्यान्न च याचनात्। ऋजुस्तु योऽर्थं त्यजति नसुखं विद्धि भिक्षुकम्॥