306 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 8
someone; tat api—although possessing good behavior; asti—is; na—
not; vedyam dyusah—aware of the duration of life; yatra ubhayam—if
there are both (behavior and auspiciousness) ; kutra—somewhere; ca—
also; sah—that person; api—although; amangalah—a little in-
auspicious in some other detail; su-margalah—auspicious in every
respect; kasca—someone; na—not; karksate—desires; hi—indeed;
mam—me.
TRANSLATION
Someone may have longevity but not have auspiciousness or
good behavior. Someone may have both auspiciousness and good
behavior, but the duration of his life is not fixed. Although such
demigods as Lord Siva have eternal life, they have inauspicious
habits like living in crematoriums. And even if others are well
qualified in all respects, they are not devotees of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead.
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Tl gee faaaatfaay R311
evam vimrsyavyabhicari-sad-gunair
varam niyaikasrayatayagundsrayam
vavre varam sarva-gunair apeksitam
rama mukundam nirapeksam ipsitam
evam—in this way; vimrsya—after full deliberation; avyabhicari-sat-
gunaih—with extraordinary transcendental qualities; varam—superior;
nija-eka-dsrayatayaé—because of possessing all good qualities without
depending on others; aguna-dsrayam—the reservoir of all transcenden-
tal qualities; vavre—accepted; varam—as a bridegroom; sarva-
gunaih—with all transcendental qualities; apeksitam—dqualified;
ramad—the goddess of fortune; mukundam—unto Mukunda;
nirapeksam—although He did not wait for her; ipsitam—the most
desirable.
