Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 23 Verse 14

Canto 11: General History | Chapter 23: The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa.

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.23.14

sa cāhedam aho kaṣṭaḿ

vṛthātmā me 'nutāpitaḥ

na dharmāya na kāmāya

yasyārthāyāsa īdṛśaḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he; ca — and; aha — spoke; idam — this; aho — alas; kaṣṭam — the painful misfortune; vṛthā — vainly; ātmā — the self; me — my; anutāpitaḥ — distressed; na — not; dharmāya — for religiosity; na — nor; kāmāya — for sense gratification; yasya — whose; artha — for wealth; āyāsaḥ — labor; īdṛśaḥ — such as this.

TRANSLATION

The brāhmaṇa spoke as follows: O what great misfortune! I have simply tormented myself uselessly, struggling so hard for money that was not even intended for religiosity or material enjoyment.

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