Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20


Sanskrit:

योऽनित्येन शरीरेण सतां गेयं यशो ध्रुवम् ।नाचिनोति स्वयं कल्प: स वाच्य: शोच्य एव स: ॥ २० ॥

ITRANS:

yo ’nityena śarīreṇasatāṁ geyaṁ yaśo dhruvamnācinoti svayaṁ kalpaḥsa vācyaḥ śocya eva saḥ

Translation:

He indeed is to be censured and pitied who, though able to do so, fails to achieve with his temporary body the lasting fame glorified by great saints.

Purport: