सूत उवाच
यदा परीक्षित्कुरुजाङ्गलेऽवसत्कलिं प्रविष्टं निजचक्रवर्तिते ।
निशम्य वार्तामनतिप्रियां ततः शरासनं संयुगशौण्डिराददे ॥१०॥

sūta uvāca
yadā parīkṣit kuru-jāṅgale 'vasat
kaliṁ praviṣṭaṁ nija-cakravartite
niśamya vārtām anatipriyāṁ tataḥ
śarāsanaṁ saṁyuga-śauṇḍir ādade


Text

The lives of those who are lazy, foolish and short lived, are wasted at night in sleeping and in the day by useless actions.

Purport

Anything other than hearing about the Lord is useless.