Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 35
The Rise of Soma-vaṁśa: Budha’s Birth and Purūravā–Urvaśī; The Origin of Karma-kāṇḍa in Tretā-yuga
सुदेहोऽयं पतत्यत्र देवि दूरं हृतस्त्वया । खादन्त्येनं वृका गृध्रास्त्वत्प्रसादस्य नास्पदम् ॥ ३५ ॥
sudeho ’yaṁ pataty atra devi dūraṁ hṛtas tvayā khādanty enaṁ vṛkā gṛdhrās tvat-prasādasya nāspadam
女神啊，你既拒绝了我，这美好的身躯便要倒在此处。既不堪为你所悦，它将被豺狼与秃鹫吞食。
FAQs
This verse bluntly shows bodily beauty as temporary: once favor and youth are gone, the body becomes mere matter destined to be consumed—urging detachment and spiritual focus.
In the Yayāti narrative, he addresses her with sharp disillusionment, blaming her for the loss of his bodily condition and expressing the harsh reality that the body, once separated from grace and vitality, meets destruction.
Don’t build identity on appearance or temporary pleasures; invest in character, devotion, and lasting spiritual practice, remembering that the body’s condition can change abruptly.