Bhagavata Purana 5.13.15
Srimad Bhagavatam · 13 · Verse 15
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Sanskrit Original
मनस्विनो निर्जितदिग्गजेन्द्रा ममेति सर्वे भुवि बद्धवैरा: । मृधे शयीरन्न तु तद्व्रजन्ति यन्न्यस्तदण्डो गतवैरोऽभियाति ॥ १५ ॥
manasvino nirjita-dig-gajendrā mameti sarve bhuvi baddha-vairāḥ mṛdhe śayīran na tu tad vrajanti yan nyasta-daṇḍo gata-vairo ’bhiyāti
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There were and are many political and social heroes who have conquered enemies of equal power, yet due to their ignorance in believing that the land is theirs, they fight one another and lay down their lives in battle. They are not able to take up the spiritual path accepted by those in the renounced order. Although they are big heroes and political leaders, they cannot take to the path of spiritual realization.