SB 6.10.7

TEXT 7

TEXT

श्रीऋषिरुवाच
धर्मं वः श्रोतुकामेन यूयं मे प्रत्युदाहृताः ।
एष वः प्रियमात्मानं त्यजन्तं सन्त्यजाम्यहम् ॥ ७ ॥

sri-rsir uvaca

dharmam vah srotu-kamena

yuyam me pratyudahrtah

esa vah priyam atmanam

tyajantam santyajamy aham

sri-rsih uvaca-the great saint Dadhici said; dharmam-the principles of religion; vah-from you; srotu-kamena-by the desire to hear; yuyam-you; me-by me; pratyudahrtah-replied to the contrary; esah-this; vah-for you; priyam-dear; atmanam-body; tyajantam-leaving me anyway, today or tomorrow; santyajami-give up; aham-I.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Dadhici said: Just to hear from you about religious principles, I refused to offer my body at your request. Now, although my body is extremely dear to me, I must give it up for your better purposes since I know that it will leave me today or tomorrow.

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