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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.19.18

पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं मे विषयान् सेवतोऽसकृत् । तथापि चानुसवनं तृष्णा तेषूपजायते ॥ १८ ॥
pūrṇaṁ varṣa-sahasraṁ me
[poornam varsha-sahasram me]
viṣayān sevato ’sakṛt
[vishayaan sevato ’sakrit]
tathāpi cānusavanaṁ
[tathaapi chaanusavanam]
tṛṣṇā teṣūpajāyate
[trishnaa teshoopajaayate]
Word-for-word
pūrṇam — completely varṣa-sahasram — one thousand years me — my viṣayān — sense gratification sevataḥ — enjoying asakṛt — without cessation, continuously tathā api — still ca — indeed anusavanam — more and more tṛṣṇā — lusty desires teṣu — in sense gratification upajāyate — are increased.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
pūrṇaṁ varṣa-sahasraṁ me
pūrṇam
completely
varṣa-sahasram
one thousand years
me
my
viṣayān sevato ’sakṛt
viṣayān
sense gratification
sevataḥ
enjoying
asakṛt
without cessation, continuously
tathāpi cānusavanaṁ
tathā api
still
ca
indeed
anusavanam
more and more
tṛṣṇā teṣūpajāyate
tṛṣṇā
lusty desires
teṣu
in sense gratification
upajāyate
are increased.
I have spent a full one thousand years enjoying sense gratification, yet my desire to enjoy such pleasure increases daily.
Purport

Mahārāja Yayāti is explaining, in terms of his actual experience, how strong are sexual desires, even in old age.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Though I have spent a full one thousand years enjoying, my desire to enjoy such pleasure increases daily. I am an example showing that even time does not rid a person of attachment to enjoyment.
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Personal Guidance
A thousand years of enjoyment, and Yayāti's desire grows daily. The data is in — the experiment is conclusive; we are spared having to confirm it personally.
Reflection Questions
  • Why am I still hoping to be the exception to a thousand-year experiment that failed?
  • What honest acceptance of the result would change today?
📝 My note

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