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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam, Canto 10 Chapter 01 - The Advent of Lord Krsna: Introduction]]
[[Category:Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 10 Chapters 01 to 13 - All Verse Translations]]
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<h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<h3>SB Canto 10.1 to 10.13</h3>
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O great hero, one who takes birth is sure to die, for death is born with the body. One may die today or after hundreds of years, but death is sure for every living entity.
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[[Vanisource:SB 10.1.38|SB 10.1.38, Translation and Purport]]
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O great hero, one who takes birth is sure to die, for death is born with the body. One may die today or after hundreds of years, but death is sure for every living entity.
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Vasudeva wanted to impress upon Kaṁsa that although Kaṁsa feared dying and therefore wanted to kill even a woman, he could not avoid death. Death is sure. Why then should Kaṁsa do something that would be detrimental to his reputation and that of his family? As confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā ([[Vanisource:BG 2.27 (1972)|BG 2.27]]):

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:jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur
:dhruvaṁ janma mṛtasya ca
:tasmād aparihārye 'rthe 
:na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi
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"For one who has taken his birth, death is certain; and for one who is dead, birth is certain. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your duty, you should not lament." One should not fear death. Rather, one should prepare oneself for the next birth. One should utilize one's time in this human form to end the process of birth and death. It is not that to save oneself from death one should entangle oneself in sinful activities. This is not good.
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