ajīryatām amṛtānām upetya jīryan martyaḥ kvādhaḥsthaḥ prajānan | abhidhyāyan varṇaratipramo dān atidīrghe jīvite ko rameta || 28 ||
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When a man considers the impermanence of mortal life in the presence of the immortals, who do not decay — reflecting on the pleasures of beauty and love — who would rejoice in a very long life?
When a mortal comes before the immortals who never decay, who would delight in a merely long life? Knowing this, who would rejoice in the pleasures of color and beauty and love?