164 Srimad-Bhagavatam [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 Krsna 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 Krsna consciousness movement and sacrifice
their lives for the great cause of reviving the God consciousness of
human society.
TEXT 7
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aa: ramen cased ATTA II 9 I
Sri-rsir uvdca
dharmam vah Srotu-kamena
yityam me pratyudahrtah
esa vah priyam dtmanam
tyajantam santyajamy aham
Sri-rsth uvaéca—the great saint Dadhici said: dharmam—the prin-
ciples of religion: vah—from you: Ssrotu-kamena—by the desire to hear:
yilyam—you: me—by me: pratyudahrtah—replied to the contrary:
esah—this; vah—for you; priyam—dear: atmadnam—body: tyajan-
tam—leaving me anyway. today or tomorrow: santyaja@mi—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.
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MSTMTAN AM ATAATT: FATT |
aa yar a te ama ci
