Canto 11, Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Verse 21 (SB 11.26.21)
SB 11.26.21 • मूल श्लोक

त्वङ्‍मांसरुधिरस्‍नायुमेदोमज्जास्थिसंहतौ । विण्मूत्रपूये रमतां कृमीणां कियदन्तरम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

tvaṅ-māṁsa-rudhira-snāyu- medo-majjāsthi-saṁhatau viṇ-mūtra-pūye ramatāṁ kṛmīṇāṁ kiyad antaram

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tvak — out of skin; māṁsa — flesh; rudhira — blood; snāyu — muscle; medaḥ — fat; majjā — marrow; asthi — and bone; saṁhatau — composed; viṭ — of stool; mūtra — urine; pūye — and pus; ramatām — enjoying; kṛmīṇām — compared to the worms; kiyat — how much; antaram — difference.

Translation

“What difference is there between ordinary worms and persons who try to enjoy this material body composed of skin, flesh, blood, muscle, fat, marrow, bone, stool, urine and pus?”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda