Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 14


Sanskrit:

एतद् विद्वान् पुरा मृत्योरभवाय घटेत स: ।अप्रमत्त इदं ज्ञात्वा मर्त्यमप्यर्थसिद्धिदम् ॥ १४ ॥

ITRANS:

etad vidvān purā mṛtyorabhavāya ghaṭeta saḥapramatta idaṁ jñātvāmartyam apy artha-siddhi-dam

Translation:

A wise person, knowing that although the material body is subject to death it can still award the perfection of one’s life, should not foolishly neglect to take advantage of this opportunity before death arrives.

Purport: