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आयुः कल्लोललोलं कतिपयदिवसस्थायिनी यौवनश्री- |
36. Life is changing like a big wave, beauty of youth abides for a few days ; earthly possessions are as transient as thought; the whole series of our enjoyments are like (occasional) flashes of autumnal lightning ; the embrace round the neck given by our beloved ones lingers only for a while. To cross the ocean (of the fear) of the world, attach your mind to Brahman.
[भवभय--the great fear of finding yourself bound by the world attended with so many afflictions and yet finding no way out of it.
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कृच्छ्णामेध्यमध्ये नियमिततनुभिः स्थीयते गर्भवासे |
37. In the womb man lies within impure matter in discomfort with limbs cramped; in youth enjoyment is tainted with the intense suffering of mental distraction arising from separation from our beloved; even old age (is undesirable), being the object of contemptible laughter
