श्रीराजोवाच भगवन्तं हरिं प्रायो न भजन्त्यात्मवित्तमा: । तेषामशान्तकामानां क निष्ठाविजितात्मनाम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-rājovāca bhagavantaṁ hariṁ prāyo na bhajanty ātma-vittamāḥ teṣām aśānta-kāmānāṁ kā niṣṭhāvijitātmanām
- śrī-rājā uvāca
- King Nimi inquired
- bhagavantam
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- harim
- Hari
- prāyaḥ
- for the most part
- na
- never
- bhajanti
- who worship
- ātma-vittamāḥ
- all of you are most perfect in knowledge of the science of the self
- teṣām
- of them
- aśānta
- unquenched
- kāmānām
- material desires
- kā
- what
- niṣṭhā
- destination
- avijita
- who are not able to control
- ātmanām
- themselves
King Nimi further inquired: My dear Yogendras, all of you are most perfect in knowledge of the science of the self. Therefore, kindly explain to me the destination of those who for the most part never worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who are unable to quench their material desires and who are not in control of their own selves.