Bhagavata Purana 11.20.13
Srimad Bhagavatam · 20 · Verse 13
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Sanskrit Original
न नर: स्वर्गतिं काङ्क्षेन्नारकीं वा विचक्षण: । नेमं लोकं च काङ्क्षेत देहावेशात् प्रमाद्यति ॥ १३ ॥
na naraḥ svar-gatiṁ kāṅkṣen nārakīṁ vā vicakṣaṇaḥ nemaṁ lokaṁ ca kāṅkṣeta dehāveśāt pramādyati
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A human being who is wise should never desire promotion to heavenly planets or residence in hell. Indeed, a human being should also never desire permanent residence on the earth, for by such absorption in the material body one becomes foolishly negligent of one’s actual self-interest.