Devanagari
तावत् स मोदते स्वर्गे यावत् पुण्यं समाप्यते ।
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Verse text
tāvat sa modate svarge
yāvat puṇyaṁ samāpyate
kṣīṇa-puṇyaḥ pataty arvāg
anicchan kāla-cālitaḥ
Synonyms
tāvat
—
that long
;
saḥ
—
he
;
modate
—
enjoys life
;
svarge
—
in the heavenly planets
;
yāvat
—
until
;
puṇyam
—
his pious results
;
samāpyate
—
are used up
;
kṣīṇa
—
exhausted
;
puṇyaḥ
—
his piety
;
patati
—
he falls
;
arvāk
—
down from heaven
;
anicchan
—
not desiring to fall
;
kāla
—
by time
;
cālitaḥ
—
pushed down .
Translation
Until his pious results are used up, the performer of sacrifice enjoys life in the heavenly planets. When the pious results are exhausted, however, he falls down from the pleasure gardens of heaven, being moved against his desire by the force of eternal time.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Until his pious results are used up, he enjoys life in Svarga. When the pious results are exhausted, however, he falls from Svarga against his will, by the force of time.
He is made to fall (cālitaḥ) by time.