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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.9.8

क्षुत्तृट्‌त्रिधातुभिरिमा मुहुरर्द्यमाना: शीतोष्णवातवरषैरितरेतराच्च । कामाग्निनाच्युत रुषा च सुदुर्भरेण सम्पश्यतो मन उरुक्रम सीदते मे ॥ ८ ॥
kṣut-tṛṭ-tridhātubhir imā muhur ardyamānāḥ
[kshut-trit-tridhaatubhir imaa muhur ardyamaanaah]
śītoṣṇa-vāta-varaṣair itaretarāc ca
[sheetoshna-vaata-varashair itaretaraach cha]
kāmāgninācyuta-ruṣā ca sudurbhareṇa
[kaamaagninaachyuta-rushaa cha sudurbharena]
sampaśyato mana urukrama sīdate me
[sampashyato mana urukrama seedate me]
kṣut — hunger tṛṭ — thirst tri-dhātubhiḥ — three humors, namely mucus, bile and wind imāḥ — all of them muhuḥ — always ardyamānāḥ — perplexed śīta — winter uṣṇa — summer vāta — wind varaṣaiḥ — by rains itara-itarāt — and many other disturbances ca — also kāma-agninā — by strong sex urges acyuta-ruṣā — indefatigable anger ca — also sudurbhareṇa — most unbearable sampaśyataḥ — so observing manaḥ — mind urukrama — O great actor sīdate — becomes despondent me — my.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kṣut-tṛṭ-tridhātubhir imā muhur ardyamānāḥ
kṣut
hunger
tṛṭ
thirst
tri-dhātubhiḥ
three humors, namely mucus, bile and wind
imāḥ
all of them
muhuḥ
always
ardyamānāḥ
perplexed
śītoṣṇa-vāta-varaṣair itaretarāc ca
śīta
winter
kāmāgninācyuta-ruṣā ca sudurbhareṇa
uṣṇa
summer
vāta
wind
varaṣaiḥ
by rains
itara-itarāt
and many other disturbances
ca
also
kāma-agninā
by strong sex urges
acyuta-ruṣā
indefatigable anger
ca
also
sudurbhareṇa
most unbearable
sampaśyato mana urukrama sīdate me
sampaśyataḥ
so observing
manaḥ
mind
urukrama
O great actor
sīdate
becomes despondent
me
my.
O great actor, my Lord, all these poor creatures are constantly perplexed by hunger, thirst, severe cold, secretion and bile, attacked by coughing winter, blasting summer, rains and many other disturbing elements, and overwhelmed by strong sex urges and indefatigable anger. I take pity on them, and I am very much aggrieved for them.

A pure devotee of the Lord like Brahmā and persons in his disciplic succession are always unhappy to see the perplexities of the conditioned souls, who are suffering the onslaughts of the threefold miseries which pertain to the body and mind, to the disturbances of material nature, and to many other such material disadvantages. Not knowing adequate measures for relieving such difficulties, suffering persons sometimes pose themselves as leaders of the people, and the unfortunate followers are put into further disadvantages under such so-called leadership. This is like a blind man’s leading another blind man to fall into a ditch. Therefore, unless the devotees of the Lord take pity on them and teach them the right path, their lives are hopeless failures. The devotees of the Lord who voluntarily take the responsibility of raising the foolish materialistic sense enjoyers are as confidential to the Lord as Lord Brahmā.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
My mind becomes disheartened on seeing these living entities constantly suffering from hunger, thirst, vāta, pitta, śleṣma; from heat, cold, wind and rain; from each other; and from the unendurable fire of lust and continuous anger. I lament for others also who are like animals, devoid of understanding their own benefit. Living entities (imāḥ) suffer because of hunger, thirst; from vāta, pitta and śleṣma (tridhātubhiḥ); from heat, cold, wind and rain; from each other (itaretarāt), such as their sons and wives; from the fire of lust and continual anger, which are difficult to bear (sudurbharena). Seeing those suffering entities, I suffer in my mind. I become depressed thinking, “How can these living beings be delivered?”
The verse names māyā as the quiet author of our recurring disappointments. Seeing her hand at work is itself the first relief from her grip. The verse keeps returning to threefold miseries.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'if only X happens, I'll finally be fine' story are you still telling yourself?
  • How would you live this week if you stopped expecting the material world to finally cooperate?
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