Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 52: Rukmiṇī's Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.52.32

asantuṣṭo 'sakṛl lokān

āpnoty api sureśvaraḥ

akiñcano 'pi santuṣṭaḥ

śete sarvāńga-vijvaraḥ

SYNONYMS

asantuṣṭaḥ — dissatisfied; asakṛt — repeatedly; lokān — various planets; āpnotihe attains; api — even though; sura — of the demigods; īśvaraḥ — the master; akiñcanaḥ — possessing nothing; api — even; santuṣṭaḥ — satisfied; śetehe rests; sarva — all; ańga — his limbs; vijvaraḥ — free of distress.

TRANSLATION

An unsatisfied brāhmaṇa wanders restlessly from one planet to another, even if he becomes King of heaven. But a satisfied brāhmaṇa, though he may possess nothing, rests peacefully, all his limbs free of distress.

PURPORT

Those who are unsatisfied feel distress throughout their body, becoming subject to many diseases. A satisfied brāhmaṇa, however, though he may possess nothing, is peaceful and calm, and there is no distress within his body or mind.

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