Brahma Purana — Bondage Through the Guṇas: Transmigration, Misidentification, and Ascetic Practices, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

सर्गकोटिसहस्राणि पतनान्तानि गच्छति जन्मान्तरसहस्राणि मरणान्तानि गच्छति //

Translation

Bagaikan kunang-kunang di dalam kegelapan yang terkadang bersinar dan terkadang tidak, demikianlah keberadaan makhluk yang berjasad.

Speaker

• Continuing instruction to a king (context inferred)