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  "name":"SB 6.18.39",
  "h1":"SB 6.18.39",
  "label":"Text 39",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.18.39",
  "description":"Kaśyapa Muni thought: Alas, I have now become too attached to material enjoyment. Taking advantage of this, my mind has been attracted by the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a woman [my wife]. Therefore I am surely a wretched person who will glide down toward hell."

} —

SB 6.18.39

Text

aho arthendriyārāmo
yoṣin-mayyeha māyayā
gṛhīta-cetāḥ kṛpaṇaḥ
patiṣye narake dhruvam

Synonyms

aho—alas; artha-indriya-ārāmaḥ—too attached to material enjoyment; yoṣit-mayyā—in the form of a woman; iha—here; māyayā—by the illusory energy; gṛhīta-cetāḥ—my mind being captivated; kṛpaṇaḥ—wretched; patiṣye—I shall fall; narake—to hell; dhruvam—surely.

Translation

Kaśyapa Muni thought: Alas, I have now become too attached to material enjoyment. Taking advantage of this, my mind has been attracted by the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the form of a woman [my wife]. Therefore I am surely a wretched person who will glide down toward hell.