Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.49.21

ekaḥ prasūyate jantur

eka eva pralīyate

eko 'nubhuńkte sukṛtam

eka eva ca duṣkṛtam

SYNONYMS

ekaḥ — alone; prasūyate — is born; jantuḥ — a living creature; ekaḥ — alone; eva — also; pralīyate — meets his demise; ekaḥ — alone; anubhuńkte — enjoys as is due him; sukṛtam — his good reactions; ekaḥ — alone; eva ca — and surely; duṣkṛtam — bad reactions.

TRANSLATION

Every creature is born alone and dies alone, and alone one experiences the just rewards of his good and evil deeds.

PURPORT

The term anubhuńkte is significant here. Bhuńkte means "(the living being) experiences," and anu means "following," or "in sequence." In other words, we experience happiness and distress according to the moral and spiritual quality of our activities. We are responsible for what we do. Dhṛtarāṣṭra was falsely and obsessively attached to his evil-minded sons, forgetting that he alone would have to suffer for his imprudent behavior.

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