ko nāma mṛtyuṁ na vṛṇīta yuktam

jatasya-of one who has taken birth (all living beings); mrtyuh-death; dhruvah-inevitable; eva-indeed; sarvatah-everywhere in the universe; pratikriya-counteraction; yasya-of which; na-not; ca-also; iha-in this material world; klpta-devised; lokah-promotion to higher planets; yasah-reputation and glory; ca-and; atha-then; tatah-from that; yadi-if; hi-indeed; amum-that; kah-who; nama-indeed; mrtyum-death; na-not; vrnita-would accept; yuktam-suitable.