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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.10.7
śrī-ṛṣir uvāca
dharmaḿ vaḥ śrotu-kāmena
yūyaḿ me pratyudāhṛtāḥ
eṣa vaḥ priyam ātmānaḿ
tyajantaḿ santyajāmy aham
SYNONYMS
śrī-ṛṣiḥ uvāca — the great saint Dadhīci said; dharmam — the principles of religion; vaḥ — from you; śrotu-kāmena — by the desire to hear; yūyam — you; me — by me; pratyudāhṛtāḥ — replied to the contrary; eṣaḥ — this; vaḥ — for you; priyam — dear; ātmānam — body; tyajantam — leaving me anyway, today or tomorrow; santyajāmi — give up; aham — I.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Dadhīci said: Just to hear from you about religious principles, I refused to offer my body at your request. Now, although my body is extremely dear to me, I must give it up for your better purposes since I know that it will leave me today or tomorrow.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness