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.
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fea saaftareercMeTARy: |
TRIBUTES AMAIA: IVI
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
a EN
feats: ae Ba Tat: |
TATA TTT: NBII
kim etair dtmanas tucchaih
saha dehena nasvaraih
anarthair artha-sankdasair
nityananda-rasodadheh
