SB 11.7.74

Devanāgarī

य: प्राप्य मानुषं लोकं मुक्तिद्वारमपावृतम् । गृहेषु खगवत् सक्तस्तमारूढच्युतं विदु: ॥ ७४ ॥

Text

yaḥ prāpya mānuṣaṁ lokaṁ mukti-dvāram apāvṛtam gṛheṣu khaga-vat saktas tam ārūḍha-cyutaṁ viduḥ

Synonyms

yaḥ—one who;prāpya—having achieved;mānuṣamlokam—the human form of life;mukti—of liberation;dvāram—the door;apāvṛtam—wide open;gṛheṣu—in family affairs;khaga-vat—like the bird of this story;saktaḥ—attached;tam—him;ārūḍha—having climbed high;cyutam—then falling;viduḥ—they consider.

Translation

The doors of liberation are opened wide to one who has achieved human life. But if a human being simply devotes himself to family life like the foolish bird in this story, then he is to be considered as one who has climbed to a high place only to trip and fall down.

Purport