### SB 6.10.7

> श्रीऋषिरुवाच\
> धर्मं वः श्रोतुकामेन यूयं मे प्रत्युदाहृताः\
> एष वः प्रियमात्मानं त्यजन्तं सन्त्यजाम्यहम ॥७॥

> śrī-ṛṣir uvāca\
> dharmaṁ vaḥ śrotu-kāmena\
> yūyaṁ me pratyudāhṛtāḥ\
> eṣa vaḥ priyam ātmānaṁ\
> tyajantaṁ santyajāmy aham

*śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca*—the great saint Dadhīci said; *dharmam*—the principles of religion; *vaḥ*—from you; *śrotu-kāmena*—by the desire to hear; *yūyam*—you; *me*—by me; *pratyudāhṛtāḥ*—replied to the contrary; *eṣaḥ*—this; *vaḥ*—for you; *priyam*—dear; *ātmānam*—body; *tyajantam*—leaving me anyway, today or tomorrow; *santyajāmi*—give up; *aham*—I.

**The great sage Dadhīci said: Just to hear from you about religious principles, I refused to offer my body at your request. Now, although my body is extremely dear to me, I must give it up for your better purposes since I know that it will leave me today or tomorrow.**