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The Royal Secret
ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति। एव त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते
te taṁ bhuktvā swarga-lokaṁ viśhālaṁ kṣhīṇe puṇye martya-lokaṁ viśhanti evaṁ trayī-dharmam anuprapannā gatāgataṁ kāma-kāmā labhante
Yet, although they enjoy the spacious glories of Paradise, when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet, because they have sought to fulfill their own desires, they must depart and return again and again.
te—they · tam—that · bhuktvā—having enjoyed · swarga-lokam—heaven · viśhālam—vast · kṣhīṇe—at the exhaustion of · puṇye—stock of merits · martya-lokam—to the earthly plane · viśhanti—return · evam—thus · trayī dharmam—the karm-kāṇḍ portion of the three Vedas · anuprapannāḥ—follow · gata-āgatam—repeated coming and going · kāma-kāmāḥ—desiring objects of enjoyments · labhante—attain
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