Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.20.12
స్వర్గిణోఽప్యేతమిచ్ఛన్తి లోకం నిరయిణస్తథా ।
సాధకం జ్ఞానభక్తిభ్యాముభయం తదసాధకమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥
svargiṇo ’py etam icchanti
[svargino ’py etam ichchanti]
lokaṁ nirayiṇas tathā
[lokam nirayinas tathaa]
sādhakaṁ jṣāna-bhaktibhyām
[saadhakam jshaana-bhaktibhyaam]
ubhayaṁ tad-asādhakam
[ubhayam tad-asaadhakam]
Word-for-word
svargiṇaḥ
—
the residents of the heavenly planets
api
—
even
etam
—
this
icchanti
—
desire
lokam
—
earth planet
nirayiṇaḥ
—
the residents of hell
tathā
—
in the same way
sādhakam
—
leading to achievement
jṣāna-bhaktibhyām
—
of transcendental knowledge and love of Godhead
ubhayam
—
both (heaven and hell)
tat
—
for that perfection
asādhakam
—
not useful.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
svargiṇo ’py etam icchanti
svargiṇaḥ
the residents of the heavenly planets
api
even
etam
this
icchanti
desire
lokaṁ nirayiṇas tathā
lokam
earth planet
nirayiṇaḥ
the residents of hell
tathā
in the same way
sādhakaṁ jṣāna-bhaktibhyām
sādhakam
leading to achievement
jṣāna-bhaktibhyām
of transcendental knowledge and love of Godhead
ubhayaṁ tad-asādhakam
ubhayam
both (heaven and hell)
tat
for that perfection
asādhakam
not useful.
The residents of both heaven and hell desire human birth on the earth planet because human life facilitates the achievement of transcendental knowledge and love of Godhead, whereas neither heavenly nor hellish bodies efficiently provide such opportunities.
Purport
Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī points out that in material heaven one becomes absorbed in extraordinary sense gratification and in hell one is absorbed in suffering. In both cases there is little impetus to acquire transcendental knowledge or pure love of Godhead. Excessive suffering or excessive enjoyment are thus impediments to spiritual advancement.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The residents of both heaven and hell desire human birth on the earth planet because human life facilitates jṣāna and bhakti, whereas neither heavenly nor hellish bodies provide such opportunities.
Kṛṣṇa praises the human body for attaining liberation and prema in six verses. Human life produces jṣāna and bhakti. Heavenly or hellish bodies do not produce these.
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