Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 51


Sanskrit:

मघवन् यात भद्रं वो दध्यञ्चमृषिसत्तमम् ।विद्याव्रततप:सारं गात्रं याचत मा चिरम् ॥ ५१ ॥ H

ITRANS:

maghavan yāta bhadraṁ vodadhyañcam ṛṣi-sattamamvidyā-vrata-tapaḥ-sāraṁgātraṁ yācata mā ciram

Translation:

O Maghavan [Indra], all good fortune unto you. I advise you to approach the exalted saint Dadhyañca [Dadhīci]. He has become very accomplished in knowledge, vows and austerities, and his body is very strong. Go ask him for his body without delay.

Purport:

Everyone in this material world, from Lord Brahmā down to the ant, is eager to keep his body comfortable. A pure devotee may also be comfortable, but he is not eager for such a benediction. Since Maghavan, the King of heaven, still aspired for a comfortable bodily situation, Lord Viṣṇu advised him to ask Dadhyañca for his body, which was very strong due to his knowledge, vows and austerity.