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In the Harivamsha Purana, the mass of atoms collected by the force of their own transformations is 'worthless'. Due to the mere passage of time and the fall of weapons, this life-form quickly goes to destruction. ||33||
Bound by the joints of the diamond-like body, this cloud-like excellent body of the embodied beings becomes powerless due to the burden of the wind of destruction. ||34||
The shadow of the body-cloud of the one who is the ornament of the beauty, youth and prosperity, and who rains the nectar on the minds and eyes of the people of the earth, quickly undergoes the transformation of old age due to the onslaught of time. ||35||
Even the mountain-like peaks of the prosperity and enjoyment of the royal lions who have conquered the oceans and protected the lands for a long time, are crushed to powder by the thunderbolts of time at intervals. ||36||
The beloved wife, the friend and the son, who are equal to the life-breath, go through the separation from the dear ones in this world, just as a dry leaf is blown away by the unseen wind. ||37||
Seeing even for a moment the transitory nature of the limbs and other parts of the body, this mortal, whose vision is covered by the darkness of delusion, abandons the desired path and enters the pit of sense objects. ||38||
This mortal, whose every limb is connected with the intoxicated elephant-like senses, touches the bodies of the beloved women, and being deprived of the joy of touch, suffers the painful bondage like the intoxicated elephant. ||39||
Driven by the tongue, he consumes various desirable foods, divided by the difference of taste, and like the fickle fish, he gets bound. ||32||