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''etāvatā'' | ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=etāvatā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 etāvatā]'' — so much; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=alam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 alam]'' — for nothing; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kālena&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kālena]'' — time; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vyatikrāntena&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vyatikrāntena]'' — passed by; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=me&tab=syno_o&ds=1 me]'' — my; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prabho&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prabho]'' — O my lord; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=indriya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 indriya]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=artha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 artha]'' — sense gratification; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prasaṅgena&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prasaṅgena]'' — in the matter of indulging; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=parityakta&tab=syno_o&ds=1 parityakta]'' — disregarding; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=para&tab=syno_o&ds=1 para]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātmanaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ātmanaḥ]'' — knowledge of the Supreme Lord. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:44, 17 February 2024
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 53
- etāvatālaṁ kālena
- vyatikrāntena me prabho
- indriyārtha-prasaṅgena
- parityakta-parātmanaḥ
SYNONYMS
etāvatā — so much; alam — for nothing; kālena — time; vyatikrāntena — passed by; me — my; prabho — O my lord; indriya-artha — sense gratification; prasaṅgena — in the matter of indulging; parityakta — disregarding; para-ātmanaḥ — knowledge of the Supreme Lord.
TRANSLATION
Until now we have simply wasted so much of our time in sense gratification, neglecting to cultivate knowledge of the Supreme Lord.
PURPORT
Human life is not meant to be wasted, like that of the animals, in sense gratificatory activities. Animals always engage in sense gratification—eating, sleeping, fearing and mating—but that is not the engagement of the human being, although, because of the material body, there is need of sense gratification according to a regulative principle. So, in effect, Devahūti said to her husband: "So far we have these daughters, and we have enjoyed material life in the aerial mansion, traveling all over the universe. These boons have come by your grace, but they have all been for sense gratification. Now there must be something for my spiritual advancement."