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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.29
so 'ham kalavasesena
apramatto 'khila-svarthe
SYNONYMS
sah aham -- I; kala-avasesena -- with whatever time remains; sosayisye -- shall reduce to the minimum; angam -- this body; atmanah -- my; apramattah -- unbewildered; akhila -- entire; sva-arthe -- in the real self-interest; yadi -- if; syat -- there remains any (time); siddhah -- satisfied; atmani -- within myself.
TRANSLATION
If there is any time remaining in my life, I will perform austerities and force my body to subsist on the bare necessities. Without further confusion I shall pursue that which constitutes my entire self-interest in life, and I shall remain satisfied within the self.
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