🪷 ŚB 4.8.28

Sanskrit, transliteration, word meanings, and translation for steady Bhāgavata reading.

Sanskrit

विकल्पे विद्यमानेऽपि न ह्यसन्तोषहेतव: । पुंसो मोहमृते भिन्ना यल्लोके निजकर्मभि: ॥ २८ ॥

Transliteration

vikalpe vidyamāne ’pi na hy asantoṣa-hetavaḥ puṁso moham ṛte bhinnā yal loke nija-karmabhiḥ
Synonyms
vikalpe — alternation; vidyamāne api — although there is; na — not; hi — certainly; asantoṣa — dissatisfaction; hetavaḥ — causes; puṁsaḥ — of the persons; moham ṛte — without being illusioned; bhinnāḥ — separated; yat loke — within this world; nija-karmabhiḥ — by his own work.

Translation

My dear Dhruva, if you feel that your sense of honor has been insulted, you still have no cause for dissatisfaction. This kind of dissatisfaction is another feature of the illusory energy; every living entity is controlled by his previous actions, and therefore there are different varieties of life for enjoying or suffering.

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