[vairagya-76]
तपस्यन्तः सन्तः किमधिनिवसामः सुरनदींगुणोदारान्दारानुत परिचरामः सविनयम् ।पिबामः शास्त्रौघानुत विविधकाव्यामृतरसान्न विद्मः किं कुर्मः कतिपयनिमेषायुषि जने ॥७६॥tapasyantaḥ santaḥ kimadhinivasāmaḥ suranadīṃguṇodārāndārānuta paricarāmaḥ savinayam |pibāmaḥ śāstraughānuta vividhakāvyāmṛtarasānna vidmaḥ kiṃ kurmaḥ katipayanimeṣāyuṣi jane ||76||
Translation
Shall we reside on the banks of the celestial river (Ganges) just performing penance or, shall we affectionately serve the wives who are endowed with all virtues? Shall we drink the nectar juices of the various poetical compositions and the heap of scriptures? We do not know what to do when a man has a life-span of just a few winks of the eye! ॥ 76 ॥