yadṛcchayā nṛtāṁ prāpya
su-kalpām iha durlabhām
svārthe pramattasya vayo
gataṁ tvan-māyayeśvara

 yadṛcchayā - somehow or other; nṛtām - human status; prāpya - obtaining; su-kalpām - fit; iha - in this life; durlabhām - difficult to achieve; sva - his own; arthe - about the welfare; pramattasya - of one who is confused; vayaḥ - the span of life; gatam - spent; tvat - Your; māyayā - by the illusory energy; īśvara - O Lord.


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By good fortune a soul may obtain a healthy human life — an opportunity rarely achieved. But if he is nonetheless deluded about what is best for him, O Lord, Your illusory Māyā will cause him to waste his entire life.

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