SB 9.19.18 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं मे विषयान् सेवतोऽसकृत् । तथापि चानुसवनं तृष्णा तेषूपजायते ॥ १८ ॥

Verse text

pūrṇaṁ varṣa-sahasraṁ me viṣayān sevato ’sakṛt tathāpi cānusavanaṁ tṛṣṇā teṣūpajāyate

Synonyms

pūrṇam — completely ; varṣa — sahasram — one thousand years ; me — my ; viṣayān — sense gratification ; sevataḥ — enjoying ; asakṛt — without cessation, continuously ; tathā api — still ; ca — indeed ; anusavanam — more and more ; tṛṣṇā — lusty desires ; teṣu — in sense gratification ; upajāyate — are increased .

Translation

I have spent a full one thousand years enjoying sense gratification, yet my desire to enjoy such pleasure increases daily.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Though I have spent a full one thousand years enjoying, my desire to enjoy such pleasure increases daily. I am an example showing that even time does not rid a person of attachment to enjoyment.

Purport

Mahārāja Yayāti is explaining, in terms of his actual experience, how strong are sexual desires, even in old age.