शिवाय लोकस्य भवाय भूतये य उत्तमश्लोकपरायणा जना: । जीवन्ति नात्मार्थमसौ पराश्रयं मुमोच निर्विद्य कुत: कलेवरम् ॥ १२ ॥
sivaya lokasya bhavaya bhutaye ya uttama-sloka-parayana janah jivanti natmartham asau parasrayam mumoca nirvidya kutah kalevaram
- sivaya
- welfare
- lokasya
- of all living beings
- bhavaya
- for flourishing
- bhutaye
- for economic development
- ye
- one who is
- uttama-sloka-parayanah
- devoted to the cause of the Personality of Godhead
- janah
- men
- jivanti
- do live
- na
- but not
- atma-artham
- selfish interest
- asau
- that
- para-asrayam
- shelter for others
- mumoca
- gave up
- nirvidya
- being freed from all attachment
- kutah
- for what reason
- kalevaram
- mortal body
Those who are devoted to the cause of the Personality of Godhead live only for the welfare, development and happiness of others. They do not live for any selfish interest. So even though the Emperor (Pariksit) was free from all attachment to worldly possessions, how could he give up his mortal body, which was shelter for others?