Krishna Katha - Verse for meditation - 21/05/2013 - 22/05/2013 - Sri Narasimha Caturdasi on Friday 24th MAY

Srimad Bhagavatam 10.49.21

ekah prasuyate jantur

eka eva praliyate

eko 'nubhunkte sukritam

eka eva ca dushkritam

SYNONYMS

ekah -- alone; prasuyate -- is born; jantuh -- a living creature; ekah -- alone; eva -- also; praliyate -- meets his demise; ekah -- alone; anubhunkte -- enjoys as is due him; sukritam -- his good reactions; ekah -- alone; eva ca -- and surely; dushkritam -- bad reactions.

TRANSLATION

Every creature is born alone and dies alone, and alone one experiences the just rewards of his good and evil deeds.

PURPORT

The term anubhunkte is significant here. Bhunkte means "(the living being) experiences," and anu means "following," or "in sequence." In other words, we experience happiness and distress according to the moral and spiritual quality of our activities. We are responsible for what we do. Dhritarashtra was falsely and obsessively attached to his evil-minded sons, forgetting that he alone would have to suffer for his imprudent behavior.