ŚB 12.3.2
Devanagari
काम एष नरेन्द्राणां मोघ: स्याद् विदुषामपि ।
येन फेनोपमे पिण्डे येऽतिविश्रम्भिता नृपा: ॥ २ ॥
येन फेनोपमे पिण्डे येऽतिविश्रम्भिता नृपा: ॥ २ ॥
Verse text
kāma eṣa narendrāṇāṁ
moghaḥ syād viduṣām api
yena phenopame piṇḍe
ye ’ti-viśrambhitā nṛpāḥ
moghaḥ syād viduṣām api
yena phenopame piṇḍe
ye ’ti-viśrambhitā nṛpāḥ
Synonyms
Translation
“Great rulers of men, even those who are learned, meet frustration and failure because of material lust. Driven by lust, these kings place great hope and faith in the dead lump of flesh called the body, even though the material frame is as fleeting as bubbles of foam on water.