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
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
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.