SB 10.51.49
Devanāgarī
प्रमत्तमुच्चैरितिकृत्यचिन्तया प्रवृद्धलोभं विषयेषु लालसम् । त्वमप्रमत्त: सहसाभिपद्यसे क्षुल्लेलिहानोऽहिरिवाखुमन्तक: ॥ ४९ ॥
Text
pramattam uccair itikṛtya-cintayā pravṛddha-lobhaṁ viṣayeṣu lālasam tvam apramattaḥ sahasābhipadyase kṣul-lelihāno ’hir ivākhum antakaḥ
Synonyms
pramattam—thoroughly deluded;uccaiḥ—extensive;iti-kṛtya—of what needs to be done;cintayā—with thought;pravṛddha—increased fully;lobham—whose greed;viṣayeṣu—for sense objects;lālasam—hankering;tvam—You;apramattaḥ—not deluded;sahasā—suddenly;abhipadyase—confront;kṣut—out of thirst;lelihānaḥ—licking its fangs;ahiḥ—a snake;iva—as;ākhum—a mouse;antakaḥ—death.
Translation
A man obsessed with thoughts of what he thinks needs to be done, intensely greedy, and delighting in sense enjoyment is suddenly confronted by You, who are ever alert. Like a hungry snake licking its fangs before a mouse, You appear before him as death.