Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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apy abhadraṁ na viprāṇāṁ
bhadre loke ’dhunāgatam
na dharmasya na lokasya
mṛtyoś chandānuvartinaḥ

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

O most gentle one, I wonder whether anything inauspicious has now taken place in regard to religious principles, the brāhmaṇas or the people in general, who are subject to the whims of death.

PURPORT

There are prescribed duties for all the inhabitants of this material world, especially for the brāhmaṇas but also for the people in general, who are subject to the whims of death. Kaśyapa Muni wondered whether the regulative principles, which are meant for the well-being of everyone, had been disobeyed. He accordingly continued his inquiries for seven verses.

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