Sanskrit · Devanagari
किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा। अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
kiṃ punarbrāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣayastathā anityamasukhaṃ lokamimaṃ prāpya bhajasva mām
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882What then (need be said of) holy Brāhmaṇas and royal saints who are (my) devotees? Coming to this transient unhappy world, worship me.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।9.33।। --,किं पुनः ब्राह्मणाः पुण्याः पुण्ययोनयः भक्ताः राजर्षयः तथा राजानश्च ते ऋषयश्च इति राजर्षयः। यतः एवम्? अतः अनित्यं क्षणभङ्गुरम् असुखं च सुखवर्जितम् इमं लोकं मनुष्यलोकं प्राप्य पुरुषार्थसाधनं दुर्लभं मनुष्यत्वं लब्ध्वा भजस्व सेवस्व माम्।।कथम् --,
9c42e8b33820…Rāmānuja
9.32 - 9.33 Women, Vaisyas and Sudras, and even those who are of sinful birth, can attain the supreme state by taking refuge in Me. How much more then the well-born Brahmanas and royal sages who are devoted to me! Therefore, roayl sage that you are, do worship Me, as you have come to this transient and joyless world stricken by the threefold afflictions. Sri Krsna now describes the nature of Bhakti:
2696b17cba90…Swami Sivananda
9.33 किम् पुनः how much more? ब्राह्मणाः Brahmins? पुण्याः holy? भक्ताः devoted? राजर्षयः royal saints? तथा also? अनित्यम् impermanent? असुखम् unhappy? लोकम् world? इमम् this? प्राप्य having obtained? भजस्व worship? माम् Me.Commentary Rajarshis are kings who have become saints while discharging the duties of the kingdom.It is very difficult to get a human birth which is the means of attaining the goal of life. Being born in this human body you should lead a life of devotion to the Lord. In the human body alone will you have the power to reflect (VicharaSakti)? discrimination and dispassion. Even the gods envy the human birth.This body is impermanent. It perishes soon. It brings pain of various sorts. So give up the efforts for securing happiness and comfort for this body. If you do not aim at Selfrealisation even after attaining a human birth? you live in vain you are wasting your life and you are a slayer of the Self. You will again and again be caught in the wheel of birth and death.
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