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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 10]
for good purposes. If one is advanced in knowledge, he must always be prepared to sacrifice anything for a better cause. At the present moment the entire world is in a dangerous position under the spell of a godless civilization. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement needs many exalted, learned persons who will sacrifice their lives to revive God consciousness throughout the world. We therefore invite all men and women advanced in knowledge to join the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and sacrifice their lives for the great cause of reviving the God consciousness of human society.
TEXT 7
श्रीऋषिरुवाच
धर्म वः श्रोतुकामेन यूयं मे प्रत्युदाहृताः ।
एषवः प्रियमात्मानं त्यजन्तं संत्यजाम्यहम् ॥ ७ ॥
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
dharmam vaḥ śrotu-kāmena
yūyam me pratyudāhṛtāḥ
eṣa vaḥ priyam ātmānam
tyajantam santyajāmy aham
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca—the great saint Dadhici 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.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Dadhici 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.
TEXT 8
योऽध्रुवेणात्मना नाथा न धर्म न यशः पुमान् ।
इहेत भूतदयया स शोच्यः स्थावरैरपि ॥ ८ ॥