Text 9] How Pariksit Received the Age of Kali 845

etat—this; artham—reason; hi—certainly; bhagavan—the representative of
the Lord; ahiitah—invited; parama-rsibhih—by the great sages; aho—alas;
nrloke—in human society; piyeta—let them drink; har-lila—transcendental
pastimes of the Lord; amrtam—nectar for eternal life; vacah—narrations.

TRANSLATION

As long as Yamaraja, who causes everyone’s death, is present here, no
one shall meet with death. The great sages have invited the controller of
death, Yamaraja, who is the representative of the Lord. Living beings who
are under his grip should take advantage by hearing the deathless nectar
in the form of this narration of the transcendental pastimes of the Lord.

PURPORT

Every human being does not like to meet death, but he does not know
how to get rid of death. The surest remedy for avoiding death is to get
oneself accustomed to hearing the nectarean pastimes of the Lord as they
are systematically narrated in the text of Srimad-Bhagavatam. It is advised
herein, therefore, that any human being who desires freedom from death
should take to this course of life as recommended by the rsis headed by
Saunaka.

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mandasya manda-prajiiasya
vayo mandayusas ca vai
nidraya hriyate naktam
diva ca vyartha-karmabhih

mandasya—of the lazy; manda— paltry ; prajiiasya—of intelligence; vayah
—age; manda—short; adyusah—of duration of life; ca—and; vai—exactly;
nidraya—by sleeping; hriyate—passes away; naktam—night; diva—daytime;
ca—also; vyartha—for nothing; karmabhih—by activities.

TRANSLATION

Lazy human beings with paltry intelligence and a short duration of
life pass the night sleeping and the day performing activities that are for
naught.
