SB 11.7.70
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 70
- so 'haṁ śūnye gṛhe dīno
- mṛta-dāro mṛta-prajaḥ
- jijīviṣe kim arthaṁ vā
- vidhuro duḥkha-jīvitaḥ
SYNONYMS
saḥ aham — myself; śūnye — empty; gṛhe — in the house; dīnaḥ — wretched; mṛta-dāraḥ — my wife dead; mṛta-prajaḥ — my children dead; jijīviṣe — I should want to live; kim artham — for what purpose; vā — indeed; vidhuraḥ — suffering separation; duḥkha — miserable; jīvitaḥ — my life.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Now I am a wretched person living in an empty home. My wife is dead; my children are dead. Why should I possibly want to live? My heart is so pained by separation from my family that life itself has become simply suffering.