ŚB 10.14.52
Devanagari
देहात्मवादिनां पुंसामपि राजन्यसत्तम ।
यथा देह: प्रियतमस्तथा न ह्यनु ये च तम् ॥ ५२ ॥
यथा देह: प्रियतमस्तथा न ह्यनु ये च तम् ॥ ५२ ॥
Text
dehātma-vādināṁ puṁsām
api rājanya-sattama
yathā dehaḥ priyatamas
tathā na hy anu ye ca tam
api rājanya-sattama
yathā dehaḥ priyatamas
tathā na hy anu ye ca tam
Synonyms
Translation
Indeed, for persons who think the body is the self, O best of kings, those things whose importance lies only in their relationship to the body are never as dear as the body itself.