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Attack by Caṇḍavega on the City of Purañjana
1273
those who are too much materially addicted. Such philosophizing will not save one from the danger of death, nor will it save one from an abominable afterlife.
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कालस्य दुहिता काचित्त्रलोकीं वरमिच्छती ।
पर्यटन्ती न बर्हिष्मन् प्रत्यनन्दत कश्चन ॥१९॥
kālasya duhitā kācit tri-lokīm varam icchatī paryaṭantī na barhiṣman pratyanandata kaścana
kālasya —of the formidable Time;  duhitā —the daughter;  kācit —someone;  tri-lokīm —within the three worlds;  varam —husband;  icchatī —desiring;  paryaṭantī —traveling all over the universe;  na —never;  barhiṣman —O King Prācīnabarhiṣat;  pratyanandata —accepted her proposal;  kaścana —anyone.
TRANSLATION
My dear King Prācīnabarhiṣat, at this time the daughter of formidable Time was seeking her husband throughout the three worlds. Although no one agreed to accept her, she came.
PURPORT
In due course of time, when the body becomes old and practically invalid, it is called  jarā , subject to the sufferings of old age. There are four basic kinds of suffering—birth, old age, disease and death. No scientist or philosopher has ever been able to make a solution of these four miserable conditions. The invalidity of old age known as  jarā  is figuratively explained here as the daughter of Time. No one likes her, but she is very much anxious to accept anyone as her husband. No one likes to become old and invalid, but this is inevitable for everyone.
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दौर्भाग्येनात्यनो लोके विश्वता दुर्भगेति सा ।
या तुष्टा राजर्षये तु वृतादात्पूरवे वरम् ॥२०॥