जिजीविषूणां जीवानामात्मा प्रेष्ठ इहेप्सित: । क उत्सहेत तं दातुं भिक्षमाणाय विष्णवे ॥ ४ ॥
jijivisunam jivanam atma prestha ihepsitah ka utsaheta tam datum bhiksamanaya visnave
- jijivisunam
- aspiring to remain alive
- jivanam
- of all living entities
- atma
- the body
- presthah
- very dear
- iha
- here
- ipsitah
- desired
- kah
- who
- utsaheta
- can bear
- tam
- that body
- datum
- to deliver
- bhiksamanaya
- begging
- visnave
- even to Lord Visnu.
In this material world, every living entity is very much addicted to his material body. Struggling to keep his body forever, everyone tries to protect it by all means, even at the sacrifice of all his possessions. Therefore, who would be prepared to deliver his body to anyone, even if it were demanded by Lord Visnu?