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

sÅ«ta uvÄca
yadÄ parÄ«ká¹£it kuru-jÄá¹…gale 'vasat
kaliṠpraviṣṭaṠnija-cakravartite
niÅ›amya vÄrtÄm anatipriyÄá¹ tataḥ
Å›arÄsanaá¹ saá¹yuga-Å›auṇá¸ir Ädade


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.