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Chapter 9: The Most Confidential Knowledge

Verse 21 of 34
Bg 9.21

ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति एवं त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते

te taṁ bhuktvā svarga-lokaṁ viśālaṁ kṣīṇe puṇye martya-lokaṁ viśanti evaṁ trayī-dharmam anuprapannā gatāgataṁ kāma-kāmā labhante

Synonyms

tethey; tamthat; bhuktvāenjoying; svarga-lokamheaven; viśālamvast; kṣīṇebeing exhausted; puṇyemerits; martya-lokammortal earth; viśantifall down; evamthus; trayīthree Vedas; dharmamdoctrines; anuprapannāḥfollowing; gata-agatamdeath and birth; kāma-kāmāḥdesiring sense enjoyments; labhanteattain..

Translation

When they have thus enjoyed heavenly sense pleasure, they return to this mortal planet again. Thus, through the Vedic principles, they achieve only flickering happiness.

Verse 21 of 34
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