śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śākuneya bhavān vyaktaḿ
śrāntaḥ kiḿ dūram āgataḥ
kṣaṇaḿ viśramyatāḿ puḿsa
ātmāyaḿ sarva-kāma-dhuk
sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the Supreme Lord said; sakuneya -- O son of Sakuni; bhavan -- you; vyaktam -- evidently; srantah -- are fatigued; kim -- for what reason; duram -- far; agatah -- have come; kshanam -- for a minute; visramyatam -- please rest; pumsah -- of a person; atma -- body; ayam -- this; sarva -- all; kama -- desires; dhuk -- bestowing like a cow's milk.
The Supreme Lord said: My dear son of Sakuni, you appear tired. Why have you come such a great distance? Please rest for a minute. After all, it is one's body that fulfills all one's desires.
In Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Srila Prabhupada comments, "Before the demon could argue that he had no time to take rest, the Lord began to inform him about the importance of the body, and the demon was convinced. Any man, especially a demon, takes his body to be very important."
