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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.22.35-36

శ్రీఉద్ధవ ఉవాచ త్వత్త: పరావృత్తధియ: స్వకృతై: కర్మభి: ప్రభో । ఉచ్చావచాన్ యథా దేహాన్ గృహ్ణన్తి విసృజన్తి చ ॥ ౩౫ ॥ తన్మమాఖ్యాహి గోవిన్ద దుర్విభావ్యమనాత్మభి: । న హ్యేతత్ ప్రాయశో లోకే విద్వాంస: సన్తి వఞ్చితా: ॥ ౩౬ ॥
śrī-uddhava uvāca
[shree-uddhava uvaacha]
tvattaḥ parāvṛtta-dhiyaḥ
[tvattah paraavritta-dhiyah]
sva-kṛtaiḥ karmabhiḥ prabho
[sva-kritaih karmabhih prabho]
uccāvacān yathā dehān
[uchchaavachaan yathaa dehaan]
gṛhṇanti visṛjanti ca
[grihnanti visrijanti cha]
tan mamākhyāhi govinda
[tan mamaakhyaahi govinda]
durvibhāvyam anātmabhiḥ
[durvibhaavyam anaatmabhih]
na hy etat prāyaśo loke
[na hy etat praayasho loke]
vidvāṁsaḥ santi vaṣcitāḥ
[vidvaamsah santi vashchitaah]
śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca — Śrī Uddhava said tvattaḥ — from You parāvṛtta — diverted dhiyaḥ — whose minds sva-kṛtaiḥ — done by them karmabhiḥ — by the fruitive activities prabho — O supreme master ucca-avacān — higher and lower yathā — in which way dehān — material bodies gṛhṇanti — they accept visṛjanti — give up ca — and tat — that mama — to me ākhyāhi — please explain govinda — O Govinda durvibhāvyam — impossible to understand anātmabhiḥ — by those who are not intelligent na — not hi — indeed etat — about this prāyaśaḥ — for the most part loke — in this world vidvāṁsaḥ — knowledgeable santi — they are vaṣcitāḥ — who are cheated (by material illusion).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-uddhava uvāca
śrī-uddhavaḥ uvāca
Śrī Uddhava said
tvattaḥ parāvṛtta-dhiyaḥ
tvattaḥ
from You
parāvṛtta
diverted
dhiyaḥ
whose minds
sva-kṛtaiḥ karmabhiḥ prabho
sva-kṛtaiḥ
done by them
karmabhiḥ
by the fruitive activities
prabho
O supreme master
uccāvacān yathā dehān
ucca-avacān
higher and lower
yathā
in which way
dehān
material bodies
gṛhṇanti visṛjanti ca
gṛhṇanti
they accept
visṛjanti
give up
ca
and
tan mamākhyāhi govinda
tat
that
mama
to me
ākhyāhi
please explain
govinda
O Govinda
durvibhāvyam anātmabhiḥ
durvibhāvyam
impossible to understand
anātmabhiḥ
by those who are not intelligent
na hy etat prāyaśo loke
na
not
hi
indeed
etat
about this
prāyaśaḥ
for the most part
loke
in this world
vidvāṁsaḥ santi vaṣcitāḥ
vidvāṁsaḥ
knowledgeable
santi
they are
vaṣcitāḥ
who are cheated (by material illusion).
Śrī Uddhava said: O supreme master, the intelligence of those dedicated to fruitive activities is certainly deviated from You. Please explain to me how such persons accept superior and inferior bodies by their materialistic activities and then give up such bodies. O Govinda, this topic is very difficult for foolish persons to understand. Being cheated by illusion in this world, they generally do not become aware of these facts.

No one can be considered intelligent without understanding the science of God, which includes a description of the negative results of those who have forgotten their eternal relationship with Him. There are many so-called wise men in the world, but although considering themselves to be most intelligent, they generally do not surrender to the supreme intelligence of the Lord. Thus they concoct varieties of philosophies according to their positions within the modes of nature. However, one cannot escape the influence of material nature through philosophy generated from that same illusory nature. Liberation is achieved by perfect knowledge coming from the spiritual platform, the kingdom of God. By faithfully hearing from Lord Kṛṣṇa and His authorized representatives one can easily achieve liberation and go back home, back to Godhead.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Uddhava said: O supreme master! Please explain to me how persons with diverted intelligence accept superior and inferior bodies by their materialistic activities and then give up such bodies. O Govinda, this topic is very difficult for foolish persons to understand. Bewildered by your māyā, no one generally knows this. If their minds are diverted from you, then they become bound by karma. Then they accept and give up higher or lower bodies. Explain how the materialists are born and die. Fools cannot understand this. What more can be said? “But there are many wise people in the world. You should ask them, not me.” Bewildered by your māyā, people do not know.
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