Sata Sandhi Jara Jara
sata sandhi jara jara, tava ei kalevara,
patana haibe eka-dina bhasma krmi vistha habe,
sakalera ghrnya tabe, ihate mamata arvacina
A dancing puppet of a hundred joints, your mortal coil in its last moments: this physical form is doomed to destruction. Ashes to ashes, worm and dung, what was beautiful once is a horrible thing;
ore mana suna mora e satya vacana e rogera mahausadhi,
krsna-nama niravadhi, niramaya krsna rasayana
To adore it is the gravest misconception. My dear mind, hear the truth attentively: the panacea for this malady - chant Krsna's name constantly; Krsna is the life of immortality."
Translation
A dancing puppet of a hundred joints, your mortal coil in its last moments: this physical form is doomed to destruction. Ashes to ashes, worm and dung, what was beautiful once is a horrible thing;
To adore it is the gravest misconception. My dear mind, hear the truth attentively: the panacea for this malady - chant Krsna's name constantly; Krsna is the life of immortality."
Notes
Bhaktivinoda Thakura uses this verse as a purport for Verse 3 for the Siksastakam.