क्षुद्रायुषां नृणामङ्ग मर्त्यानामृतमिच्छताम् ।
इहोपहूतो भगवान्मृत्युः शामित्रकर्मणि ॥७॥

 

ká¹£udrÄyuá¹£Äá¹ nṛṇÄm aá¹…ga
martyÄnÄm á¹›tam icchatÄm
ihopahÅ«to bhagavÄn
má¹›tyuḥ Å›Ämitra-karmaṇi

1 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: LSB(1)

 ká¹£udra - very small; Äyuá¹£Äm - of the duration of life; nṛṇÄm - of the human beings; aá¹…ga - O SÅ«ta GosvÄmÄ«; martyÄnÄm - of those who are sure to meet death; á¹›tam - eternal life; icchatÄm - of those who desire it; iha - herein; upahÅ«taḥ - called for being present; bhagavÄn - representing the Lord; má¹›tyuḥ - the controller of death, YamarÄja; Å›Ämitra - suppressing; karmaṇi - performances.


Text

O SÅ«ta GosvÄmÄ«, there are those amongst men who desire freedom from death and get eternal life. They escape the slaughtering process by calling the controller of death, YamarÄja.

Purport

The living entity, as he develops from lower animal life to a higher human being and gradually to higher intelligence, becomes anxious to get free from the clutches of death. Modern scientists try to avoid death by physiochemical advancement of knowledge, but alas, the controller of death, YamarÄja, is so cruel that he does not spare even the very life of the scientist himself. The scientist, who puts forward the theory of stopping death by advancement of scientific knowledge, becomes himself a victim of death when he is called by YamarÄja. What to speak of stopping death, no one can enhance the short period of life even by a fraction of a moment. The only hope of suspending the cruel slaughtering process of YamarÄja is to call him to hear and chant the holy name of the Lord. YamarÄja is a great devotee of the Lord, and he likes to be invited to kÄ«rtanas and sacrifices by the pure devotees, who are constantly engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. Thus the great sages, headed by Åšaunaka and others, invited YamarÄja to attend the sacrifice performed at Naimiá¹£Äraṇya. This was good for those who did not want to die.