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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 10]
kaḥ —who;  utsaheta —can bear;  tam —that body;  dātum —to deliver;  bhikṣamāṇāya —begging;  viṣṇave —even to Lord Viṣṇu.
TRANSLATION
In this material world, every living entity is very much addicted to his material body. Struggling to keep his body forever, everyone tries to protect it by all means, even at the sacrifice of all his possessions. Therefore, who would be prepared to deliver his body to anyone, even if it were demanded by Lord Viṣṇu?
PURPORT
It is said,  ātmānam sarvato rakṣet tato dharmam tato dhanam : one must protect his body by all means; then he may protect his religious principles and thereafter his possessions. This is the natural desire of all living entities. No one wants to give up his body unless it is forcibly given away. Even though the demigods said that they were demanding Dadhīci's body for their benefit in accordance with the order of Lord Viṣṇu, Dadhīci superficially refused to give them his body.
TEXT 5
श्रीदेवा ऊचुः
किं नु तद् दुस्त्यजं ब्रह्मन् पुंसां भूतानुकम्पिनाम् । भवद्विधानां महतां पुण्यश्लोकेऽवकर्मणाम् ॥५॥
śrī-devā ūcuḥ
kim nu tad dustyajam brahman
puṁsām bhūtānukampinām
bhavad-vidhānām mahatām
puṇya-ślokeḍya-karmaṇām
śrī-devāḥ ūcuḥ —the demigods said;  kim —what;  nu —indeed;  tat —that;  dustyajam —difficult to give up;  brahman —O exalted  brāhmaṇa ;  puṁsām —of persons;  bhūta-anukampinām —who are very sympathetic toward the suffering living entities;  bhavat-vidhānām —like Your Lordship;  mahatām —who are very great;  puṇya-śloka-īḍya-karmaṇām —whose pious activities are praised by all great souls.