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Bhaja Govindam
भज गोविन्दम्
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बालस्तावत्क्रीडासक्तः तरुणस्तावत्तरुणीसक्तः । वृद्धस्तावच्चिन्तासक्तः परमे ब्रह्मणि कोऽपि न सक्तः ॥७॥
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Word breakdown
- बालस्तावत्क्रीडासक्तः
- In childhood one is absorbed in play;
- तरुणस्तावत्तरुणीसक्तः ।
- in youth, absorbed in young women.
- वृद्धस्तावच्चिन्तासक्तः
- In old age one is absorbed in worry;
- परमे ब्रह्मणि कोऽपि न सक्तः ॥७॥
- yet no one is absorbed in supreme Brahman.
Childhood, youth, and old age each have their absorption; Brahman is repeatedly postponed. Each life-stage offers its distraction while the one eternal aim remains neglected.
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