Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.5.17

eta ātma-hano 'śāntā

ajñāne jñāna-māninah

sīdanty akrita-krityā vai

kāla-dhvasta-manorathāh

SYNONYMS

ete — these; ātma-hanah — killers of the self; aśāntāh — devoid of peace; ajñāne — in ignorance; jñāna-māninah — presuming to have knowledge; sīdanti — they suffer; akrita — failing to perform; krityāh — their duty; vai — indeed; kāla — by time; dhvasta — destroyed; manah-rathāh — their fanciful desires.

TRANSLATION

The killers of the soul are never peaceful, because they consider that human intelligence is ultimately meant for expanding material life. Thus neglecting their real, spiritual duties, they are always in distress. They are filled with great hopes and dreams, but unfortunately these are always destroyed by the inevitable march of time.

PURPORT

There is a similar verse in Śrī Īśopanishad (3):

asuryā nāma te lokā

andhena tamasāvritāh

tāms te pretyābhigacchanti

ye ke cātma-hano janāh

"The killer of the soul, whoever he may be, must enter into the planets known as the worlds of the faithless, full of darkness and ignorance."

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