SB 8.6.21

SB 8.6.21

Devanagari

अमृतोत्पादने यत्न: क्रियतामविलम्बितम् । यस्य पीतस्य वै जन्तुर्मृत्युग्रस्तोऽमरो भवेत् ॥ २१ ॥

Verse text

amṛtotpādane yatnaḥ kriyatām avilambitam yasya pītasya vai jantur mṛtyu-grasto ’maro bhavet

Synonyms

amṛta utpādane — in generating nectar ; yatnaḥ endeavor ; kriyatām do ; avilambitam without delay ; yasya of which nectar ; pītasya anyone who drinks ; vai indeed ; jantuḥ living entity ; mṛtyu grastaḥ — although in imminent danger of death ; amaraḥ immortal ; bhavet can become .

Translation

Immediately endeavor to produce nectar, which a person who is about to die may drink to become immortal.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Immediately endeavor to produce nectar, which a person who is about to die may drink in order to recover. Produce nectar which, on drinking, will make a dying person recover.