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Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

Verse 39 of 73
SB 6.18.39

अहो अर्थेन्द्रियारामो योषिन्मय्येह मायया गृहीतचेताः कृपणः पतिष्ये नरके ध्रुवम्

aho arthendriyārāmo yoṣin-mayyeha māyayā gṛhīta-cetāḥ kṛpaṇaḥ patiṣye narake dhruvam

Synonyms

ahoalas; artha-indriya-ārāmaḥtoo attached to material enjoyment; yoṣit-mayyāin the form of a woman; ihahere; māyayāby the illusory energy; gṛhīta-cetāḥmy mind being captivated; kṛpaṇaḥwretched; patiṣyeI shall fall; naraketo hell; dhruvamsurely..

Translation

Kaśyapa Muni thought: Alas, I have now become too attached to material enjoyment. Taking advantage of this, my mind has been attracted by the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a woman [my wife]. Therefore I am surely a wretched person who will glide down toward hell.

Verse 39 of 73
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