क्षुद्रायुषां नृणामङ्ग मर्त्यानामृतमिच्छताम् । इहोपहूतो भगवान्मृत्यु: शामित्रकर्मणि ॥ ७ ॥
ksudrayusam nrnam anga martyanam rtam icchatam ihopahuto bhagavan mrtyuh samitra-karmani
- ksudra
- very small
- ayusam
- of the duration of life
- nrnam
- of the human beings
- anga
- O Suta Gosvami
- martyanam
- of those who are sure to meet death
- rtam
- eternal life
- icchatam
- of those who desire it
- iha
- herein
- upahutah
- called for being present
- bhagavan
- representing the Lord
- mrtyuh
- the controller of death, Yamaraja
- samitra
- suppressing
- karmani
- performances.
O Suta Gosvami, there are those amongst men who desire freedom from death and get eternal life. They escape the slaughtering process by calling the controller of death, Yamaraja.