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SB 11.23.14

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 14

sa cāhedam aho kaṣṭaṁ
vṛthātmā me 'nutāpitaḥ
na dharmāya na kāmāya
yasyārthāyāsa īdṛśaḥ


SYNONYMS

saḥ—he; ca—and; aha—spoke; idam—this; aho—alas; kaṣṭam—the painful misfortune; vṛthā—vainly; ātmā—the self; me—my; anutāpitaḥ—distressed; na—not; dharmāya—for religiosity; na—nor; kāmāya—for sense gratification; yasya—whose; artha—for wealth; āyāsaḥ-labor; īdṛśaḥ—such as this.


TRANSLATION

The brāhmaṇa spoke as follows: O what great misfortune! I have simply tormented myself uselessly, struggling so hard for money that was not even intended for religiosity or material enjoyment.

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