Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.3.5

samudrāvaraṇāḿ jitvā

māḿ viśanty abdhim ojasā

kiyad ātma-jayasyaitan

muktir ātma-jaye phalam

SYNONYMS

samudra-āvaraṇām — bounded by the ocean; jitvā — having conquered; mām — me; viśanti — they enter; abdhim — the ocean; ojasā — by their strength; kiyat — how much; ātma-jayasya — of victory over the self; etat — this; muktiḥ — liberation; ātma-jaye — of victory over the self; phalam — the fruit.

TRANSLATION

"After conquering all the land on my surface, these proud kings forcibly enter the ocean to conquer the sea itself. What is the use of their self-control, which is aimed at political exploitation? The actual goal of self-control is spiritual liberation."

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