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ŚB 10.60.20

Devanagari

उदासीना वयं नूनं न स्‍त्र्यपत्यार्थकामुका: ।
आत्मलब्ध्यास्महे पूर्णा गेहयोर्ज्योतिरक्रिया: ॥ २० ॥

Text

udāsīnā vayaṁ nūnaṁ
na stry-apatyārtha-kāmukāḥ
ātma-labdhyāsmahe pūrṇā
gehayor jyotir-akriyāḥ

Synonyms

udāsīnāḥ — indifferent; vayam — We; nūnam — indeed; na — not; strī — for wives; apatya — children; artha — and wealth; kāmukāḥ — hankering; ātma-labdhyā — by being self-satisfied; āsmahe — We remain; pūrṇāḥ — complete; gehayoḥ — to body and home; jyotiḥ — like a fire; akriyāḥ — engaged in no activity.

Translation

We care nothing for wives, children and wealth. Always satisfied within Ourselves, We do not work for body and home, but like a light, We merely witness.