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<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 9|Ninth Canto]] - [[SB 9.13: The Dynasty of Maharaja Nimi|Chapter 13: The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi]]'''</div> | |||
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nimiś calam idaṁ vidvān | :nimiś calam idaṁ vidvān | ||
satram ārabhatātmavān | :satram ārabhatātmavān | ||
ṛtvigbhir aparais tāvan | :ṛtvigbhir aparais tāvan | ||
nāgamad yāvatā guruḥ | :nāgamad yāvatā guruḥ | ||
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''nimiḥ''—Mahārāja Nimi; ''calam''—flickering, subject to end at any moment; ''idam''—this (life); ''vidvān''—being completely aware of this fact; ''satram''—the sacrifice; ''ārabhata''—inaugurated; ''ātmavān''—self-realized person; ''ṛtvigbhiḥ''—by priests; ''aparaiḥ''—other than Vasiṣṭha; ''tāvat''—for the time being; ''na''—not; ''āgamat''—returned; ''yāvatā''—so long; ''guruḥ''—his spiritual master (Vasiṣṭha). | |||
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Mahārāja Nimi, being a self-realized soul, considered that this life is flickering. Therefore, instead of waiting long for Vasiṣṭha, he began performing the sacrifice with other priests. | Mahārāja Nimi, being a self-realized soul, considered that this life is flickering. Therefore, instead of waiting long for Vasiṣṭha, he began performing the sacrifice with other priests. | ||
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Cāṇakya Paṇḍita says, śarīraṁ kṣaṇa-vidhvāṁsi kalpānta-sthāyino guṇāḥ: "The duration of one's life in the material world may end at any moment, but if within this life one does something worthy, that qualification is depicted in history eternally." Here is a great personality, Mahārāja Nimi, who knew this fact. In the human form of life one should perform activities in such a way that at the end he goes back home, back to Godhead. This is self-realization. | Cāṇakya Paṇḍita says, ''śarīraṁ kṣaṇa-vidhvāṁsi kalpānta-sthāyino guṇāḥ:'' "The duration of one's life in the material world may end at any moment, but if within this life one does something worthy, that qualification is depicted in history eternally." Here is a great personality, Mahārāja Nimi, who knew this fact. In the human form of life one should perform activities in such a way that at the end he goes back home, back to Godhead. This is self-realization. | ||
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Revision as of 09:07, 16 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 3
- nimiś calam idaṁ vidvān
- satram ārabhatātmavān
- ṛtvigbhir aparais tāvan
- nāgamad yāvatā guruḥ
SYNONYMS
nimiḥ—Mahārāja Nimi; calam—flickering, subject to end at any moment; idam—this (life); vidvān—being completely aware of this fact; satram—the sacrifice; ārabhata—inaugurated; ātmavān—self-realized person; ṛtvigbhiḥ—by priests; aparaiḥ—other than Vasiṣṭha; tāvat—for the time being; na—not; āgamat—returned; yāvatā—so long; guruḥ—his spiritual master (Vasiṣṭha).
TRANSLATION
Mahārāja Nimi, being a self-realized soul, considered that this life is flickering. Therefore, instead of waiting long for Vasiṣṭha, he began performing the sacrifice with other priests.
PURPORT
Cāṇakya Paṇḍita says, śarīraṁ kṣaṇa-vidhvāṁsi kalpānta-sthāyino guṇāḥ: "The duration of one's life in the material world may end at any moment, but if within this life one does something worthy, that qualification is depicted in history eternally." Here is a great personality, Mahārāja Nimi, who knew this fact. In the human form of life one should perform activities in such a way that at the end he goes back home, back to Godhead. This is self-realization.