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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 18]
bhūta-dhruk tat-kṛte svārtham kim veda nirayo yataḥ
kṛmi—worms; viṭ—stool; bhasma—ashes; saṁjñā—name; āsīt—be-comes; yasya—of which (body); īśa-abhihitasya—although designated as king; ca—also; bhūta-dhruk—he who harms others; tat-kṛte—for the sake of that; sva-artham—his self-interest; kim veda—does he know; nirayaḥ—punishment in hell; yataḥ—from which.
TRANSLATION
When dead, the bodies of all the rulers known as kings and great leaders will be transformed into worms, stool or ashes. If one enviously kills others for the protection of such a body, does he actually know the true interest of life? Certainly he does not, for if one is envious of other entities, he surely goes to hell.
PURPORT
The material body, even if possessed by a great king, is ultimately transformed into stool, worms or ashes. When one is too attached to the bodily conception of life, he is certainly not very intelligent.
TEXT 26
आशासानस्य तस्येदं ध्रुवमुन्नद्ध्वेतसः । मदशोषक इन्द्रस्य भूयाद्येन सुतो हि मे ॥२६॥
āśāsānasya tasyedam dhruvam unnaddha-cetasaḥ mada-śoṣaka indrasya bhūyād yena suto hi me
āśāsānasya—thinking; tasya—of him; idam—this (body); dhruvam—eternal; unnaddha-cetasaḥ—whose mind is unrestrained; mada-śoṣakaḥ—who can remove the madness; indrasya—of Indra; bhūyāt—may there be; yena—by which; sutaḥ—a son; hi—certainly; me—of me.