Text 39] The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction 63
either; abda-sata—of hundreds of years; ante—at the end; vd—or;
mrtyuh—death; vai—indeed; prdnindm—for every living entity;
dhruvah—is assured.
TRANSLATION
O great hero, one who takes birth is sure to die, for death is
born with the body. One may die today or after hundreds of years,
but death is sure for every living entity.
PURPORT
Vasudeva wanted to impress upon Karnsa that although Karnsa feared
dying and therefore wanted to kill even a woman, he could not avoid
death. Death is sure. Why then should Karnsa do something that would
be detrimental to his reputation and that of his family? As confirmed in
Bhagavad-gita (2.27):
Jatasya hi dhruvo mrtyur
dhruvam janma mrtasya ca
tasmad apariharye ’rthe
na tvarh socitum arhasi
“For one who has taken his birth, death is certain; and for one who is
dead, birth is certain. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your
duty, you should not lament.” One should not fear death. Rather, one
should prepare oneself for the next birth. One should utilize one’s time
in this human form to end the process of birth and death. It is not that to
save oneself from death one should entangle oneself in sinful activities.
This is not good.
TEXT 39 |
Rt was A Tatgnisea: |
VRAGMT Me AAA TW? NA
dehe paricatvam apanne
dehi karmanugo ’vasah
