Bhagavata Purana 7.15.40
Srimad Bhagavatam · 15 · Verse 40
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आत्मानं चेद्विजानीयात्परं ज्ञानधुताशय: । किमिच्छन्कस्य वा हेतोर्देहं पुष्णाति लम्पट: ॥ ४० ॥
ātmānaṁ ced vijānīyāt paraṁ jñāna-dhutāśayaḥ kim icchan kasya vā hetor dehaṁ puṣṇāti lampaṭaḥ
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The human form of body is meant for understanding the self and the Supreme Self, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, both of whom are transcendentally situated. If both of them can be understood when one is purified by advanced knowledge, for what reason and for whom does a foolish, greedy person maintain the body for sense gratification?