Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 60 Verse 20

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 60: Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.60.20

udāsīnā vayaḿ nūnaḿ

na stry-apatyārtha-kāmukāḥ

ātma-labdhyāsmahe pūrṇā

gehayor jyotir-akriyāḥ

SYNONYMS

udāsīnāḥ — indifferent; vayam — We; nūnam — indeed; na — not; strī — for wives; apatya — children; artha — and wealth; kāmukāḥ — hankering; ātma-labdhyā — by being self-satisfied; āsmahe — We remain; pūrṇāḥ — complete; gehayoḥ — to body and home; jyotiḥ — like a fire; akriyāḥ — engaged in no activity.

TRANSLATION

We care nothing for wives, children and wealth. Always satisfied within Ourselves, We do not work for body and home, but like a light, We merely witness.

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