Even though a person’s body may now have the designation “king,” in the end its name will be “worms,” “stool” or “ashes.” What can a person who injures other living beings for the sake of his body know about his own self-interest, since his activities are simply leading him to hell?
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
कृमिविड्भस्मसंज्ञान्ते राजनाम्नोऽपि यस्य च । भूतध्रुक् तत्कृते स्वार्थं किं वेद निरयो यतः
kṛmiviḍbhasmasaṃjñānte rājanāmno'pi yasya ca | bhūtadhruk tatkṛte svārthaṃ kiṃ veda nirayo yataḥ
SB 12.2.41