VMA 1.78 Do you know when you will die, my friend?
Originally posted at Vrindavan Today mariṣyasi kadā sakhe tvam iti kiṁ vijānāsi kiṁ śiśoḥ sutaruṇasya vā na khalu mṛtyur ākasmikaḥ | tad adya niravadya-dhīr a-vapur-indriyāsaktiko na kiñcana vicāraya drutam upaihi vṛndāvanam|| Friend, when will you die? Do you really know? Do not even infants or youths sometimes meet with an unexpected death? Therefore, on this very day, with clear intelligence, without attachment to the body or the senses, empty your mind and run quickly to Vrindavan. Commentary After glorifying the residents of Vrindavan, Prabodhananda Saraswatipada now returns to basics and addresses the less committed sādhaka with reminders that life in this body is temporary and has a greater purpose than those that are immediately connected to the body and its extensions. We saw a similar verse in 1.50 . As was said there, such reminders are more than appropriate from time to time, even for those who are quite advanced on the path. For those who know only th...