yadṛcchayā nṛtāḿ prāpya

su-kalpām iha durlabhām

svārthe pramattasya vayo

gataḿ tvan-māyayeśvara

yadricchaya -- somehow or other; nritam -- human status; prapya -- obtaining; su-kalpam -- fit; iha -- in this life; durlabham -- difficult to achieve; sva -- his own; arthe -- about the welfare; pramattasya -- of one who is confused; vayah -- the span of life; gatam -- spent; tvat -- Your; mayaya -- by the illusory energy; isvara -- 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 Maya will cause him to waste his entire life.

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