Text 4] Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura
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liberal, and when they begged him to give them his body, he at once partially agreed. However, just to hear religious instructions from them, he smiled and jokingly spoke as follows.
TEXT 3
अपि वृन्दारका यूयं न जानीय शरीरिणाम् । संस्थायां यस्त्वमिद्रोहो दुःसहश्चेतनापहः ॥ ३ ॥
api vṛndārakā yūyam na jānītha śarīrīṇām saṁsthāyām yas tv abhidroho duḥsahaś cetanāpahaḥ
api —although;  vṛndārakāḥ —O demigods;  yūyam —all of you;  na jānītha —do not know;  śarīrīṇām —of those who have material bodies;  saṁsthāyām —at the time of death, or while quitting this body;  yaḥ —which;  tu —then;  abhidrohaḥ —severe pain;  duḥsahaḥ —unbearable;  cetana —the consciousness;  apahaḥ —which takes away.
TRANSLATION
O elevated demigods, at the time of death, severe, unbearable pain takes away the consciousness of all living entities who have accepted material bodies. Don't you know about this pain?
TEXT 4
जिजीविषूणां जीवानामात्मा प्रेष्टु इहेप्सितः । क उत्सहेत तं दातुं भिक्षमाणाय विष्णवे ॥ ४ ॥
jijīviṣūṇām jīvānām ātmā preṣṭha ihepsitaḥ ka utsaheta taṁ dātuṁ bhikṣamāṇāya viṣṇave
jijīviṣūṇām —aspiring to remain alive;  jīvānām —of all living entities;  ātmā —the body;  preṣṭhaḥ —very dear;  iha —here;  īpsitaḥ —desired: