SB 11.20.14
Srimad-Bhagavatam - Eleventh Canto - Chapter 20: Pure Devotional Service Surpasses Knowledge and Detachment
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 14
- etad vidvān purā mṛtyor
- abhavāya ghaṭeta saḥ
- apramatta idaṁ jñātvā
- martyam apy artha-siddhi-dam
SYNONYMS
etat — this; vidvān — knowing; purā — before; mṛtyoḥ — death; abhavāya — to transcend material existence; ghaṭeta — should act; saḥ — he; apramattaḥ — without laziness or foolishness; idam — this; jñātvā — knowing; martyam — subject to death; api — even though; artha — of the goal of life; siddhi-dam — giving the perfection.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
A wise person, knowing that although the material body is subject to death it can still award the perfection of one's life, should not foolishly neglect to take advantage of this opportunity before death arrives.