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The study of Vaitaliya is such that specific people and ordinary men, the best people of the city and Brahmins, etc., all leave their respective places with great sorrow. All beings experience extreme suffering when they die.
"Those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, are bound by their karma and suffer accordingly. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted." (6)
Commentary: The phrase "kaamehi" etc. refers to those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, and who are bound by their karma. They suffer the consequences of their actions in due time. This means that those who seek pleasure and indulge in worldly objects only experience suffering in this life and the next, and never attain peace. As it is said:
"He who seeks to subdue his desires through indulgence in worldly objects, is like a man who runs towards his own shadow in the afternoon, trying to catch it."
The text further states that those who are about to die cannot be saved by sensual pleasures or worldly objects. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted. (6)
Commentary: Those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, and who are bound by their karma, suffer the consequences of their actions in due time. This means that those who seek pleasure and indulge in worldly objects only experience suffering in this life and the next, and never attain peace. As it is said:
"He who seeks to subdue his desires through indulgence in worldly objects, is like a man who runs towards his own shadow in the afternoon, trying to catch it."
The text further states that those who are about to die cannot be saved by sensual pleasures or worldly objects. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted. (6)
Commentary: Those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, and who are bound by their karma, suffer the consequences of their actions in due time. This means that those who seek pleasure and indulge in worldly objects only experience suffering in this life and the next, and never attain peace. As it is said:
"He who seeks to subdue his desires through indulgence in worldly objects, is like a man who runs towards his own shadow in the afternoon, trying to catch it."
The text further states that those who are about to die cannot be saved by sensual pleasures or worldly objects. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted. (6)
Commentary: Those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, and who are bound by their karma, suffer the consequences of their actions in due time. This means that those who seek pleasure and indulge in worldly objects only experience suffering in this life and the next, and never attain peace. As it is said:
"He who seeks to subdue his desires through indulgence in worldly objects, is like a man who runs towards his own shadow in the afternoon, trying to catch it."
The text further states that those who are about to die cannot be saved by sensual pleasures or worldly objects. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted. (6)
Commentary: Those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, and who are bound by their karma, suffer the consequences of their actions in due time. This means that those who seek pleasure and indulge in worldly objects only experience suffering in this life and the next, and never attain peace. As it is said:
"He who seeks to subdue his desires through indulgence in worldly objects, is like a man who runs towards his own shadow in the afternoon, trying to catch it."
The text further states that those who are about to die cannot be saved by sensual pleasures or worldly objects. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted. (6)
Commentary: Those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, and who are bound by their karma, suffer the consequences of their actions in due time. This means that those who seek pleasure and indulge in worldly objects only experience suffering in this life and the next, and never attain peace. As it is said:
"He who seeks to subdue his desires through indulgence in worldly objects, is like a man who runs towards his own shadow in the afternoon, trying to catch it."
The text further states that those who are about to die cannot be saved by sensual pleasures or worldly objects. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted. (6)
Commentary: Those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, and who are bound by their karma, suffer the consequences of their actions in due time. This means that those who seek pleasure and indulge in worldly objects only experience suffering in this life and the next, and never attain peace. As it is said:
"He who seeks to subdue his desires through indulgence in worldly objects, is like a man who runs towards his own shadow in the afternoon, trying to catch it."
The text further states that those who are about to die cannot be saved by sensual pleasures or worldly objects. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted. (6)
Commentary: Those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, and who are bound by their karma, suffer the consequences of their actions in due time. This means that those who seek pleasure and indulge in worldly objects only experience suffering in this life and the next, and never attain peace. As it is said:
"He who seeks to subdue his desires through indulgence in worldly objects, is like a man who runs towards his own shadow in the afternoon, trying to catch it."
The text further states that those who are about to die cannot be saved by sensual pleasures or worldly objects. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted. (6)
Commentary: Those who are attached to sensual pleasures and worldly objects, like vultures, and who are bound by their karma, suffer the consequences of their actions in due time. This means that those who seek pleasure and indulge in worldly objects only experience suffering in this life and the next, and never attain peace. As it is said:
"He who seeks to subdue his desires through indulgence in worldly objects, is like a man who runs towards his own shadow in the afternoon, trying to catch it."
The text further states that those who are about to die cannot be saved by sensual pleasures or worldly objects. Just as a ripe fruit falls from a palm tree when its bond is broken, so too do these beings perish when their lifespan is exhausted. (6)