102 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 7

by dogs, jackals or moths and thus turned into useless stool, ashes or
earth. The living entity wastes his time in a futile attempt to gain ma-
terial possessions for the comfort of one body after another.

TEXT 44

fq 9 _saattarereeAaa: |
WIRATTAMTIATA - AAATETAT: VI!

kim u vyavahitapatya-
daragara-dhanddayah

rajya-kosa-gajamatya-
bhrtyapta mamatdaspadah

kim u—what to speak of; vyavahita—separated; apatya—children;
dara —wives; agara—residences; dhana—wealth; ddayah—and so on;
rajya—kingdoms; kosa—treasuries; gaja—big elephants and horses;
amétya—ministers; bhrtya—servants; daptah—relatives; mamatd-
dspadah—false seats or abodes of intimate relationship (“‘mineness”).

TRANSLATION

Since the body itself is ultimately meant to become stool or
earth, what is the meaning of the paraphernalia related to the
body, such as wives, residences, wealth, children, relatives, ser-
vants, friends, kingdoms, treasuries, animals and ministers? They
are also temporary. What more can be said about this?

TEXT 45

faaaaeaaaes: ae tka vat |
TUTE: = UBUI

kim etair dtmanas tucchaih
saha dehena nasvaraih
anarthair artha-sankasair

nityananda-rasodadheh
