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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 2, Ch. 2]
life, namely eternal life, full intelligence and complete bliss. Indirectly Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī affirms that Mahārāja Parīkṣit, in the last stage of life, should not desire to transfer himself to the so-called heavenly planets, but should prepare himself for going back home, back to Godhead. None of the material planets, nor the amenities available there for living conditions, is everlasting; therefore one must have a factual reluctance to enjoy such temporary happiness as they afford.
TEXT 3
अतः कविर्नामसु यावदर्थः 
  स्यादप्रमत्तो न्यवसायबुद्धिः । 
  सिद्धेऽन्यथार्थे न यतेत तत्र 
  परिश्रमं तत्र समीक्षमाणः ॥ ३ ॥
ataḥ kavir nāmasu yāvad arthaḥ 
  syād apramatto vyavasāya-buddhiḥ 
  siddhe'nyathārthe na yateta tatra 
  pariśramam tatra samīkṣamāṇaḥ
ataḥ —for this reason;  kaviḥ —the enlightened person;  nāmasu —in the matter of names only;  yāvat —minimum;  arthaḥ —necessity;  syāt —must be;  apramattaḥ —without being mad after them;  vyavasāya-buddhiḥ —intelligently fixed;  siddhe —for success;  anyathā —otherwise;  arthe —in the interest of;  na —should never;  yateta —endeavor for;  tatra —there;  pariśramam —laboring hard;  tatra —there;  samīkṣamāṇaḥ —one who sees practically.
TRANSLATION
For this reason the enlightened person should endeavor only for the minimum necessities of life while in the world of names. He should be intelligently fixed and never endeavor for unwanted things, being competent to perceive practically that all such endeavors are merely laboring hard for nothing.