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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.24.14

न हि तेषां कल्याणानां प्रभवति कुतश्चन मृत्युर्विना भगवत्तेजसश्चक्रापदेशात् ॥ १४ ॥
na hi teṣāṁ kalyāṇānāṁ prabhavati kutaścana mṛtyur vinā bhagavat-tejasaś cakrāpadeśāt.
[na hi teshaam kalyaanaanaam prabhavati kutashchana mrityur vinaa bhagavat-tejasash chakraapadeshaat.]
Word-for-word
na hi — not teṣām — of them kalyāṇānām — who are by nature auspicious prabhavati — able to influence kutaścana — from anywhere mṛtyuḥ — death vinā — except bhagavat-tejasaḥ — of the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead cakra-apadeśāt — from that weapon named the Sudarśana cakra..
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
na hi teṣāṁ kalyāṇānāṁ prabhavati kutaścana mṛtyur vinā bhagavat-tejasaś cakrāpadeśāt.
na hi
not
teṣām
of them
kalyāṇānām
who are by nature auspicious
prabhavati
able to influence
kutaścana
from anywhere
mṛtyuḥ
death
vinā
except
bhagavat-tejasaḥ
of the energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
cakra-apadeśāt
from that weapon named the Sudarśana cakra..
They live very auspiciously and do not fear death from anything but death’s established time, which is the effulgence of the Sudarśana cakra of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Purport

This is the defect of material existence. Everything in the subterranean heavens is very nicely arranged. There are well situated residential quarters, there is a pleasing atmosphere, and there are no bodily inconveniences or mental anxieties, but nevertheless those who live there have to take another birth according to karma. Persons whose minds are dull cannot understand this defect of a materialistic civilization aiming at material comforts. One may make his living conditions very pleasing for the senses, but despite all favorable conditions, one must in due course of time meet death. The members of a demoniac civilization endeavor to make their living conditions very comfortable, but they cannot check death. The influence of the Sudarśana cakra will not allow their so-called material happiness to endure.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Living comfortably, they do not experience the influence of death except from the energy of the Lord called the Sudarśana-cakra.
Personal Guidance
Even there, death comes — from the effulgence of Sudarśana, at its established time. Wherever you go, the Lord's time-instrument reaches you. The cure is not better hiding but better readiness. Train for the meeting.
Reflection Questions
  • Am I quietly hoping to dodge death rather than preparing for it?
  • What does 'training for the meeting' look like in my daily practice?
📝 My note

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