SB 10.40.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 40: The Prayers of Akrūra

SB 10.40.23

SB 10.40.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

ahaṁ cātmātmajāgāra-
dārārtha-svajanādiṣu
bhramāmi svapna-kalpeṣu
mūḍhaḥ satya-dhiyā vibho

SYNONYMS

aham—I; ca—also; ātma—concerning my body; ātma-ja—children; agāra—home; dāra—wife; artha—wealth; sva-jana—followers; ādiṣu—and so on; bhramāmi—am deluded; svapna—a dream; kalpeṣu—who are just like; mūḍhaḥ—foolish; satya—that they are real; dhiyā—with the idea; vibho—O almighty Lord.

TRANSLATION

I too am deluded in this way, O almighty Lord, foolishly thinking my body, children, home, wife, money and followers to be real, though they are actually as unreal as a dream.