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SB 2.1.17

2021-04-29T14:12:12Z

Neha:

SB 2.1.16

2021-04-29T14:08:52Z

Neha:

SB 2.1.15

2021-04-29T14:02:13Z

Neha:

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==== TEXT 15 ====

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:anta-kāle tu puruṣa
:āgate gata-sādhvasaḥ
:chindyād asaṅga-śastreṇa
:spṛhāṁ dehe 'nu ye ca tam
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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''anta-kāle''—at the last stage of life; ''tu''—but; ''puruṣaḥ''—a person; ''āgate''—having arrived; ''gata-sādhvasaḥ''—without any fear of death; ''chindyāt''—must cut off; ''asaṅga''—nonattachment; ''śastreṇa''—by the weapon of; ''spṛhām''—all desires; ''dehe''—in the matter of the material tabernacle; ''anu''—pertaining; ''ye''—all that; ''ca''—also; ''tam''—them.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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At the last stage of one's life, one should be bold enough not to be afraid of death. But one must cut off all attachment to the material body and everything pertaining to it and all desires thereof.
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==== PURPORT ====

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The foolishness of gross materialism is that people think of making a permanent settlement in this world, although it is a settled fact that one has to give up everything here that has been created by valuable human energy. Great statesmen, scientists, philosophers, etc., who are foolish, without any information of the spirit soul, think that this life of a few years only is all in all and that there is nothing more after death. This poor fund of knowledge, even in the so-called learned circles of the world, is killing the vitality of human energy, and the awful result is being keenly felt. And yet the foolish materialistic men do not care about what is going to happen in the next life. The preliminary instruction in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'' is that one should know that the identity of the individual living entity is not lost even after the end of this present body, which is nothing but an outward dress only. As one changes an old garment, so the individual living being also changes his body, and this change of body is called death. Death is therefore a process of changing the body at the end of the duration of the present life. An intelligent person must be prepared for this and must try to have the best type of body in the next life. The best type of body is a spiritual body, which is obtained by those who go back to the kingdom of God or enter the realm of Brahman. In the second chapter of this canto, this matter will be broadly discussed, but as far as the change of body is concerned, one must prepare now for the next life. Foolish people attach more importance to the present temporary life, and thus the foolish leaders make appeals to the body and the bodily relations. The bodily relations extend not only to this body but also to the family members, wife, children, society, country and so many other things which end at the end of life. After death one forgets everything about the present bodily relations; we have a little experience of this at night when we go to sleep. While sleeping, we forget everything about this body and bodily relations, although this forgetfulness is a temporary situation for only a few hours. Death is nothing but sleeping for a few months in order to develop another term of bodily encagement, which we are awarded by the law of nature according to our aspiration. Therefore, one has only to change the aspiration during the course of this present body, and for this there is need of training in the current duration of human life. This training can be begun at any stage of life, or even a few seconds before death, but the usual procedure is for one to get the training from very early life, from the stage of ''brahmacarya'', and gradually progress to the ''gṛhastha'', ''vānaprastha'' and sannyāsa orders of life. The institution which gives such training is called ''varṇāśrama-dharma'', or the system of ''sanātana-dharma'', the best procedure for making the human life perfect. One is therefore required to give up the attachment to family or social or political life just at the age of fifty years, if not earlier, and the training in the ''vānaprastha'' and ''sannyāsa-āśramas'' is given for preparation of the next life. Foolish materialists, in the garb of leaders of the people in general, stick to family affairs without attempting to cut off relations with them, and thus they become victims of nature's law and get gross bodies again, according to their work. Such foolish leaders may have some respect from the people at the end of life, but that does not mean that such leaders will be immune to the natural laws under which everyone is tightly bound by the hands and feet. The best thing is, therefore, that everyone voluntarily give up family relations by transferring attachment from family, society, country, and everything thereof to the devotional service of the Lord. It is stated herein that one should give up all desires of family attachment. One must have a chance for better desires; otherwise there is no chance of giving up such morbid desires. Desire is the concomitant factor of the living entity. The living entity is eternal, and therefore his desires, which are natural for a living being, are also eternal. One cannot, therefore, stop desiring, but the subject matter for desires can be changed. So one must develop the desires for returning back home, back to Godhead, and automatically the desires for material gain, material honor and material popularity will diminish in proportion to the development of devotional service. A living being is meant for service activities, and his desires are centered around such a service attitude. Beginning from the top executive head of the state down to the insignificant pauper in the street, all are rendering some sort of service to others. The perfection of such a service attitude is only attained simply by transferring the desire of service from matter to spirit, or from Satan to God.
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SB 2.1.14

2021-04-29T13:55:47Z

Neha:

SB 2.1.13

2021-04-29T13:53:02Z

Neha:

SB 2.1.12

2021-04-29T11:53:32Z

Neha:

SB 2.1.11

2021-04-29T11:47:33Z

Neha:

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==== TEXT 11 ====

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:etan nirvidyamānānām
:icchatām akuto-bhayam
:yogināṁ nṛpa nirṇītaṁ
:harer nāmānukīrtanam
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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''etat''—it is; ''nirvidyamānānām''—of those who are completely free from all material desires; ''icchatām''—of those who are desirous of all sorts of material enjoyment; ''akutaḥ-bhayam''—free from all doubts and fear; ''yoginām''—of all who are self-satisfied; ''nṛpa''—O King; ''nirṇītam''—decided truth; ''hareḥ''—of the Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; ''nāma''—holy name; ''anu''—after someone, always; ''kīrtanam''—chanting.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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O King, constant chanting of the holy name of the Lord after the ways of the great authorities is the doubtless and fearless way of success for all, including those who are free from all material desires, those who are desirous of all material enjoyment, and also those who are self-satisfied by dint of transcendental knowledge.
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==== PURPORT ====

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In the previous verse, the great necessity for attaining attachment to Mukunda has been accredited. There are different types of persons who desire to attain success in different varieties of pursuits. Generally the persons are materialists who desire to enjoy the fullest extent of material gratification. Next to them are the transcendentalists, who have attained perfect knowledge about the nature of material enjoyment and thus are aloof from such an illusory way of life. More or less, they are satisfied in themselves by self-realization. Above them are the devotees of the Lord, who neither aspire to enjoy the material world nor desire to get out of it. They are after the satisfaction of the Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. In other words, the devotees of the Lord do not want anything on their personal account. If the Lord desires, the devotees can accept all sorts of material facilities, and if the Lord does not desire this, the devotees can leave aside all sorts of facilities, even up to the limit of salvation. Nor are they self-satisfied, because they want the satisfaction of the Lord only. In this verse, Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī recommends the transcendental chanting of the holy name of the Lord. By offenseless chanting and hearing of the holy name of the Lord, one becomes acquainted with the transcendental form of the Lord, and then with the attributes of the Lord, and then with the transcendental nature of His pastimes, etc. Here it is mentioned that one should constantly chant the holy name of the Lord after hearing it from authorities. This means that hearing from the authorities is the first essential. Hearing of the holy name gradually promotes one to the stage of hearing about His form, about His attributes, His pastimes and so on, and thus the necessity of the chanting of His glories develops successively. This process is recommended not only for the successful execution of devotional service, but also even for those who are materially attached. According to Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī, this way of attaining success is an established fact, concluded not only by him, but also by all other previous ''ācāryas''. Therefore, there is no need of further evidence. The process is recommended not only for the progressive students in different departments of ideological success, but also for those who are already successful in their achievement as fruitive workers, as philosophers or as devotees of the Lord.

Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī instructs that chanting of the holy name of the Lord should be loudly done, and it should be performed offenselessly as well, as recommended in the ''Padma Purāṇa''. One can deliver himself from the effects of all sins by surrendering himself unto the Lord. One can deliver himself from all offenses at the feet of the Lord by taking shelter of His holy name. But one cannot protect himself if one commits an offense at the feet of the holy name of the Lord. Such offenses are mentioned in the ''Padma Purāṇa'' as being ten in number. The first offense is to vilify the great devotees who have preached about the glories of the Lord. The second offense is to see the holy names of the Lord in terms of worldly distinction. The Lord is the proprietor of all the universes, and therefore He may be known in different places by different names, but that does not in any way qualify the fullness of the Lord. Any nomenclature which is meant for the Supreme Lord is as holy as the others because they are all meant for the Lord. Such holy names are as powerful as the Lord, and there is no bar for anyone in any part of the creation to chant and glorify the Lord by the particular name of the Lord as it is locally understood. They are all auspicious, and one should not distinguish such names of the Lord as material commodities. The third offense is to neglect the orders of the authorized ''ācāryas'' or spiritual masters. The fourth offense is to vilify scriptures or Vedic knowledge. The fifth offense is to define the holy name of the Lord in terms of one's mundane calculation. The holy name of the Lord is identical with the Lord Himself, and one should understand the holy name of the Lord to be nondifferent from Him. The sixth offense is to interpret the holy name. The Lord is not imaginary, nor is His holy name. There are persons with a poor fund of knowledge who think the Lord to be an imagination of the worshiper and therefore think His holy name to be imaginary. Such a chanter of the name of the Lord cannot achieve the desired success in the matter of chanting the holy name. The seventh offense is to commit sins intentionally on the strength of the holy name. In the scriptures it is said that one can be liberated from the effects of all sinful actions simply by chanting the holy name of the Lord. One who takes advantage of this transcendental method and continues to commit sins on the expectation of neutralizing the effects of sins by chanting the holy name of the Lord is the greatest offender at the feet of the holy name. Such an offender cannot purify himself by any recommended method of purification. In other words, one may be a sinful man before chanting the holy name of the Lord, but after taking shelter in the holy name of the Lord and becoming immune, one should strictly restrain oneself from committing sinful acts with a hope that his method of chanting the holy name will give him protection. The eighth offense is to consider the holy name of the Lord and His chanting method to be equal to some material auspicious activity. There are various kinds of good works for material benefits, but the holy name and His chanting are not mere auspicious holy services. Undoubtedly the holy name is holy service, but He should never be utilized for such purposes. Since the holy name and the Lord are of one and the same identity, one should not try to bring the holy name into the service of mankind. The idea is that the Supreme Lord is the supreme enjoyer. He is no one's servant or order supplier. Similarly, since the holy name of the Lord is identical with the Lord, one should not try to utilize the holy name for one's personal service.

The ninth offense is to instruct those who are not interested in chanting the holy name of the Lord about the transcendental nature of the holy name; if such instruction is imparted to an unwilling audience, the act is considered to be an offense at the feet of the holy name. The tenth offense is to become uninterested in the holy name of the Lord even after hearing of the transcendental nature of the holy name. The effect of chanting the holy name of the Lord is perceived by the chanter as liberation from the conception of false egoism. False egoism is exhibited by thinking oneself to be the enjoyer of the world and thinking everything in the world to be meant for the enjoyment of one's self only. The whole materialistic world is moving under such false egoism of "I" and "mine," but the factual effect of chanting the holy name is to become free from such misconceptions.
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SB 2.1.10

2021-04-29T11:25:23Z

Neha:

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==== TEXT 10 ====

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:tad ahaṁ te 'bhidhāsyāmi
:mahā-pauruṣiko bhavān
:yasya śraddadhatām āśu
:syān mukunde matiḥ satī
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==== SYNONYMS ====

<div class="synonyms">
''tat''—that; ''aham''—I; ''te''—unto you; ''abhidhāsyāmi''—shall recite; ''mahā-pauruṣikaḥ''—the most sincere devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa; ''bhavān''—your good self; ''yasya''—of which; ''śraddadhatām''—of one who gives full respect and attention; ''āśu''—very soon; ''syāt''—it so becomes; ''mukunde''—unto the Lord, who awards salvation; ''matiḥ''—faith; ''satī''—unflinching.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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That very Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam I shall recite before you because you are the most sincere devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. One who gives full attention and respect to hearing Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam achieves unflinching faith in the Supreme Lord, the giver of salvation.
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==== PURPORT ====

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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is recognized Vedic wisdom, and the system of receiving Vedic knowledge is called ''avaroha-panthā'', or the process of receiving transcendental knowledge through bona fide disciplic succession. For advancement of material knowledge there is a need for personal ability and researching aptitude, but in the case of spiritual knowledge, all progress depends more or less on the mercy of the spiritual master. The spiritual master must be satisfied with the disciple; only then is knowledge automatically manifest before the student of spiritual science. The process should not, however, be misunderstood to be something like magical feats whereby the spiritual master acts like a magician and injects spiritual knowledge into his disciple, as if surcharging him with an electrical current. The bona fide spiritual master reasonably explains everything to the disciple on the authorities of Vedic wisdom. The disciple can receive such teachings not exactly intellectually, but by submissive inquiries and a service attitude. The idea is that both the spiritual master and the disciple must be bona fide. In this case, the spiritual master, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, is ready to recite exactly what he has learned from his great father Śrīla Vyāsadeva, and the disciple, Mahārāja Parīkṣit, is a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. A devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa is he who believes sincerely that by becoming a devotee of the Lord one becomes fully equipped with everything spiritual. This teaching is imparted by the Lord Himself in the pages of the ''Bhagavad-gītā'', in which it is clearly described that the Lord (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) is everything, and that to surrender unto Him solely and wholly makes one the most perfectly pious man. This unflinching faith in Lord Kṛṣṇa prepares one to become a student of ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', and one who hears ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' from a devotee like Śukadeva Gosvāmī is sure to attain salvation at the end, as Mahārāja Parīkṣit did. The professional reciter of ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' and the pseudodevotees whose faith is based on one week's hearing are different from Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Mahārāja Parīkṣit. Śrīla Vyāsadeva explained ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' unto Śukadeva Gosvāmī from the very beginning of the ''janmādy asya'' ([[SB 1.1.1]]) verse, and so Śukadeva Gosvāmī also explained it to the king. Lord Kṛṣṇa is described as the ''Mahāpuruṣa'' in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ([[SB 11|Canto Eleven]]) in His devotional feature as Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself in His devotional attitude, descended on earth to bestow special favors upon the fallen souls of this age of Kali. There are two verses particularly suitable to offer as prayers to this ''Mahāpuruṣa'' feature of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

:dhyeyaṁ sadā paribhava-ghnam abhīṣṭa-dohaṁ
:tīrthāspadaṁ śiva-viriñci-nutaṁ śaraṇyam
:bhṛtyārti-haṁ praṇata-pāla bhavābdhi-potaṁ
:vande mahā-puruṣa te caraṇāravindam
:([[SB 11.5.33]])

:tyaktvā su-dustyaja-surepsita-rājya-lakṣmīṁ
:dharmiṣṭha ārya-vacasā yad agād araṇyam
:māyā-mṛgaṁ dayitayepsitam anvadhāvad
:vande mahā-puruṣa te caraṇāravindam
:([[SB 11.5.34]])

In other words, ''puruṣa'' means the enjoyer, and ''mahāpuruṣa'' means the supreme enjoyer, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa. One who deserves to approach the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is called the ''mahā-pauruṣika''. Anyone who hears ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' attentively from its bona fide reciter is sure to become a sincere devotee of the Lord, who is able to award liberation. There was none so attentive as Mahārāja Parīkṣit in the matter of hearing ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', and there was none so qualified as Śukadeva Gosvāmī to recite the text of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Therefore, anyone who follows in the footsteps of either the ideal reciter or the ideal hearer, Śukadeva Gosvāmī and Mahārāja Parīkṣit respectively, will undoubtedly attain salvation like them. Mahārāja Parīkṣit attained salvation by hearing only, and Śukadeva Gosvāmī attained salvation only by reciting. Recitation and hearing are two processes out of nine devotional activities, and by strenuously following the principles, either in all or by parts, one can attain the absolute plane. So the complete text of ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', beginning with the ''janmādy asya'' ([[SB 1.1.1]]) verse up to the last one in the Twelfth Canto ([[SB 12.13.23]]), was spoken by Śukadeva Gosvāmī for the attainment of salvation by Mahārāja Parīkṣit. In the ''Padma Purāṇa'', it is mentioned that Gautama Muni advised Mahārāja Ambarīṣa to hear regularly ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' as it was recited by Śukadeva Gosvāmī, and herein it is confirmed that Mahārāja Ambarīṣa heard ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' from the very beginning to the end, as it was spoken by Śukadeva Gosvāmī. One who is actually interested in the ''Bhāgavatam'', therefore, must not play with it by reading or hearing a portion from here and a portion from there; one must follow in the footsteps of great kings like Mahārāja Ambarīṣa or Mahārāja Parīkṣit and hear it from a bona fide representative of Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
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SB 2.1.9

2021-04-29T10:26:51Z

Neha:

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==== TEXT 9 ====

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:pariniṣṭhito 'pi nairguṇya
:uttama-śloka-līlayā
:gṛhīta-cetā rājarṣe
:ākhyānaṁ yad adhītavān
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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''pariniṣṭhitaḥ''—fully realized; ''api''—in spite of; ''nairguṇye''—in transcendence; ''uttama''—enlightened; ''śloka''—verse; ''līlayā''—by the pastimes; ''gṛhīta''—being attracted; ''cetāḥ''—attention; ''rājarṣe''—O saintly King; ''ākhyānam''—delineation; ''yat''—that; ''adhītavān''—I have studied.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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O saintly King, I was certainly situated perfectly in transcendence, yet I was still attracted by the delineation of the pastimes of the Lord, who is described by enlightened verses.
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==== PURPORT ====

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The Absolute Truth is realized as the impersonal Brahman at the first instance by philosophical speculation and later as the Supersoul by further progress of transcendental knowledge. But if, by the grace of the Lord, an impersonalist is enlightened by the superior statements of ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', he is also converted into a transcendental devotee of the Personality of Godhead. With a poor fund of knowledge, we cannot adjust to the idea of the personality of the Absolute Truth, and the personal activities of the Lord are deplored by the less intelligent impersonalists; but reasons and arguments together with the transcendental process of approaching the Absolute Truth help even the staunch impersonalist to become attracted by the personal activities of the Lord. A person like Śukadeva Gosvāmī cannot be attracted by any mundane activity, but when such a devotee is convinced by a superior method, he is certainly attracted by the transcendental activities of the Lord. The Lord is transcendental, as are His activities. He is neither inactive nor impersonal.
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SB 2.1.8

2021-04-29T10:23:46Z

Neha:

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==== TEXT 8 ====

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:idaṁ bhāgavataṁ nāma
:purāṇaṁ brahma-sammitam
:adhītavān dvāparādau
:pitur dvaipāyanād aham
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==== SYNONYMS ====

<div class="synonyms">
''idam''—this; ''bhāgavatam''—Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; ''nāma''—of the name; ''purāṇam''—Vedic supplement; ''brahma-sammitam''—approved as the essence of the Vedas; ''adhītavān''—studied; ''dvāpara-ādau''—at the end of the Dvāpara-yuga; ''pituḥ''—from my father; ''dvaipāyanāt''—Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva; ''aham''—myself.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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At the end of the Dvāpara-yuga, I studied this great supplement of Vedic literature named Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is equal to all the Vedas, from my father, Śrīla Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva.
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==== PURPORT ====

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The statement made by Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī that the topmost transcendentalist, who is beyond the jurisdiction of regulations and restrictions, mainly takes to the task of hearing about and glorifying the Personality of Godhead, is verified by his personal example. Śukadeva Gosvāmī, being a recognized liberated soul and the topmost transcendentalist, was accepted by all of the topmost sages present in the meeting during the last seven days of Mahārāja Parīkṣit. He cites from the example of his life that he himself was attracted by the transcendental activities of the Lord, and he studied ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' from his great father, Śrī Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva. ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', or, for that matter, any other scientific literature, cannot be studied at home by one's own intellectual capacity. Medical books of anatomy or physiology are available in the market, but no one can become a qualified medical practitioner simply by reading such books at home. One has to be admitted to the medical college and study the books under the guidance of learned professors. Similarly, ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'', the postgraduate study of the science of Godhead, can only be learned by studying it at the feet of a realized soul like Śrīla Vyāsadeva. Although Śukadeva Gosvāmī was a liberated soul from the very day of his birth, he still had to take lessons of ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' from his great father, Vyāsadeva, who compiled the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam under the instruction of another great soul, Śrī Nārada Muni. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu instructed a learned ''brāhmaṇa'' to study ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' from a personal ''bhāgavata''. ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' is based on the transcendental name, form, attributes, pastimes, entourage and variegatedness of the Supreme Person, and it is spoken by the incarnation of the Personality of Godhead, Śrīla Vyāsadeva. Pastimes of the Lord are executed in cooperation with His pure devotees, and consequently historical incidences are mentioned in this great literature because they are related to Kṛṣṇa. It is called ''brahma-sammitam'' because it is the sound representative of Lord Kṛṣṇa—like the Bhagavad-gītā. Bhagavad-gītā is the sound incarnation of the Lord because it is spoken by the Supreme Lord, and ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam'' is the sound representative of the Lord because it was spoken by the incarnation of the Lord about the activities of the Lord. As stated in the beginning of this book, it is the essence of the Vedic desire tree and the natural commentation on the ''Brahma-sūtras'', the topmost philosophical thesis on the subject matter of Brahman. Vyāsadeva appeared at the end of Dvāpara-yuga as the son of Satyavatī, and therefore the word ''dvāpara-ādau'', or "the beginning of Dvāpara-yuga," in this context means just prior to the beginning of the Kali-yuga. The logic of this statement, according to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, is comparable to that of calling the upper portion of the tree the beginning. The root of the tree is the beginning of the tree, but in common knowledge the upper portion of the tree is first seen. In that way the end of the tree is accepted as its beginning.
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SB 2.1.7

2021-04-29T10:10:33Z

Neha:

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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 02 Chapter 01|S07]]
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==== TEXT 7 ====

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:prāyeṇa munayo rājan
:nivṛttā vidhi-ṣedhataḥ
:nairguṇya-sthā ramante sma
:guṇānukathane hareḥ
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==== SYNONYMS ====

<div class="synonyms">
''prāyeṇa''—mainly; ''munayaḥ''—all sages; ''rājan''—O King; ''nivṛttāḥ''—above; ''vidhi''—regulative principles; ''ṣedhataḥ''—from restrictions; ''nairguṇya-sthāḥ''—transcendentally situated; ''ramante''—take pleasure in; ''sma''—distinctly; ''guṇa-anukathane''—describing the glories; ''hareḥ''—of the Lord.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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O King Parīkṣit, mainly the topmost transcendentalists, who are above the regulative principles and restrictions, take pleasure in describing the glories of the Lord.
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==== PURPORT ====

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The topmost transcendentalist is a liberated soul and is therefore not within the purview of the regulative principles. A neophyte, who is intended to be promoted to the spiritual plane, is guided by the spiritual master under regulative principles. He may be compared to a patient who is treated by various restrictions under medical jurisdiction. Generally, liberated souls also take pleasure in describing the transcendental activities. As mentioned above, since Nārāyaṇa, Hari, the Personality of Godhead, is beyond the material creation, His form and attributes are not material. The topmost transcendentalists or the liberated souls realize Him by advanced experience of transcendental knowledge, and therefore they take pleasure in the discussion of the transcendental qualities of the Lord's pastimes. In the ''Bhagavad-gītā'' ([[BG 4.9 (1972)|BG 4.9]]), the Personality of Godhead declares that His appearance and activities are all ''divyam'', or transcendental. The common man, who is under the spell of material energy, takes it for granted that the Lord is like one of us, and therefore he refuses to accept the transcendental nature of the Lord's form, name, etc. The topmost transcendentalist is not interested in anything material, and his taking interest in the matter of the Lord's activities is definite proof that the Lord is not like one of us in the material world. In the Vedic literatures also, it is confirmed that the Supreme Lord is one, but that He is engaged in His transcendental pastimes in the company of His unalloyed devotees and that simultaneously He is present as the Supersoul, an expansion of Baladeva, in the heart of all living entities. Therefore, the highest perfection of transcendental realization is to take pleasure in hearing and describing the transcendental qualities of the Lord and not in merging into His impersonal Brahman existence, for which the impersonalist monist aspires. Real transcendental pleasure is realized in the glorification of the transcendental Lord, and not in the feeling of being situated in His impersonal feature. But there are also others who are not the topmost transcendentalists but are in a lower status, and who do not take pleasure in describing the transcendental activities of the Lord. Rather, they discuss such activities of the Lord formally with the aim of merging into His existence.
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SB 2.1.6

2021-04-29T10:06:37Z

Neha:

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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 02 Chapter 01|S06]]
[[Category:Bhagavatam Verses Spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami - Vanisource|020106]]
<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 2|Second Canto]] - [[SB 2.1: The First Step in God Realization|Chapter 1: The First Step in God Realization]]'''</div>
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==== TEXT 6 ====

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:etāvān sāṅkhya-yogābhyāṁ
:sva-dharma-pariniṣṭhayā
:janma-lābhaḥ paraḥ puṁsām
:ante nārāyaṇa-smṛtiḥ
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==== SYNONYMS ====

<div class="synonyms">
''etāvān''—all these; ''sāṅkhya''—complete knowledge of matter and spirit; ''yogābhyām''—knowledge of mystic power; ''sva-dharma''—particular occupational duty; ''pariniṣṭhayā''—by full perception; ''janma''—birth; ''lābhaḥ''—gain; ''paraḥ''—the supreme; ''puṁsām''—of a person; ''ante''—at the end; ''nārāyaṇa''—the Personality of Godhead; ''smṛtiḥ''—remembrance.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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The highest perfection of human life, achieved either by complete knowledge of matter and spirit, by practice of mystic powers, or by perfect discharge of occupational duty, is to remember the Personality of Godhead at the end of life.
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==== PURPORT ====

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Nārāyaṇa is the transcendental Personality of Godhead beyond the material creation. Everything that is created, sustained, and at the end annihilated is within the compass of the ''mahat-tattva'' (material principle) and is known as the material world. The existence of Nārāyaṇa, or the Personality of Godhead, is not within the jurisdiction of this ''mahat-tattva'', and as such, the name, form, attributes, etc. of Nārāyaṇa are beyond the jurisdiction of the material world. By the speculation of empiric philosophy, which discerns matter from spirit, or by cultivation of mystic powers, which ultimately helps the performer to reach any planet of the universe or beyond the universe, or by discharge of religious duties, one can achieve the highest perfection, provided one is able to reach the stage of ''nārāyaṇa-smṛti'', or constant remembrance of the Personality of Godhead. This is possible only by the association of a pure devotee, who can give a finishing touch to the transcendental activities of all ''jñānīs'', ''yogīs'', or ''karmīs'', in terms of prescribed duties defined in the scriptures. There are many historical instances of the achievement of spiritual perfection, such as that of the ''Sanakādi Ṛṣis'' or the nine celebrated ''Yogendras'', who attained perfection only after being situated in the devotional service of the Lord. None of the devotees of the Lord ever deviated from the path of devotional service by taking to other methods as adopted by the ''jñānīs'' or ''yogīs''. Everyone is anxious to achieve the highest perfection of his particular activity, and it is indicated herein that such perfection is ''nārāyaṇa-smṛti'', for which everyone must endeavor his best. In other words, life should be molded in such a manner that one is able to progressively remember the Personality of Godhead in every step of life.
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SB 2.1.5

2021-04-29T10:01:52Z

Neha:

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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 02 Chapter 01|S05]]
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<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 2|Second Canto]] - [[SB 2.1: The First Step in God Realization|Chapter 1: The First Step in God Realization]]'''</div>
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==== TEXT 5 ====

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:tasmād bhārata sarvātmā
:bhagavān īśvaro hariḥ
:śrotavyaḥ kīrtitavyaś ca
:smartavyaś cecchatābhayam
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==== SYNONYMS ====

<div class="synonyms">
''tasmāt''—for this reason; ''bhārata''—O descendant of Bharata; ''sarvātmā''—the Supersoul; ''bhagavān''—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''īśvaraḥ''—the controller; ''hariḥ''—the Lord, who vanquishes all miseries; ''śrotavyaḥ''—is to be heard; ''kīrtitavyaḥ''—to be glorified; ''ca''—also; ''smartavyaḥ''—to be remembered; ''ca''—and; ''icchatā''—of one who desires; ''abhayam''—freedom.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

<div class="translation">
O descendant of King Bharata, one who desires to be free from all miseries must hear about, glorify and also remember the Personality of Godhead, who is the Supersoul, the controller and the savior from all miseries.
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==== PURPORT ====

<div class="purport">
In the previous verse, Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī has described how the foolish materially attached men are wasting their valuable time in the improvement of the material conditions of life by sleeping, indulging in sex life, developing economic conditions and maintaining a band of relatives who are to be vanquished in the air of oblivion. Being engaged in all these materialistic activities, the living soul entangles himself in the cycle of the law of fruitive actions. This entails the chain of birth and death in the 8,400,000 species of life: the aquatics, the vegetables, the reptiles, the birds, the beasts, the uncivilized man, and then again the human form, which is the chance for getting out of the cycle of fruitive action. Therefore, if one desires freedom from this vicious circle, then one must cease to act as a ''karmī'' or enjoyer of the results of one's own work, good or bad. One should not do anything, either good or bad, on his own account, but must execute everything on behalf of the Supreme Lord, the ultimate proprietor of everything that be. This process of doing work is recommended in the Bhagavad-gītā ([[BG 9.27 (1972)|BG 9.27]]) also, where instruction is given for working on the Lord's account. Therefore, one should first of all hear about the Lord. When one has perfectly and scrutinizingly heard, one must glorify His acts and deeds, and thus it will become possible to remember constantly the transcendental nature of the Lord. Hearing about and glorifying the Lord are identical with the transcendental nature of the Lord, and by so doing, one will be always in the association of the Lord. This brings freedom from all sorts of fear. The Lord is the Supersoul (Paramātmā) present in the hearts of all living beings, and thus by the above hearing and glorifying process, the Lord invites the association of all in His creation. This process of hearing about and glorifying the Lord is applicable for everyone, whoever he may be, and it will lead one to the ultimate success in everything in which one may be engaged by providence. There are many classes of human beings: the fruitive workers, the empiric philosophers, the mystic yogīs, and ultimately, the unalloyed devotees. For all of them, one and the same process is applicable for achieving the desired success. Everyone wants to be free from all kinds of fear, and everyone wants the fullest extent of happiness in life. The perfect process for achieving this, here and now, is recommended in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is uttered by such a great authority as Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī. By hearing about and glorifying the Lord, all a person's activities become molded into spiritual activities, and thus all conceptions of material miseries become completely vanquished.
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SB 2.1.2

2021-04-29T09:57:02Z

Neha:

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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 02 Chapter 01|S02]]
[[Category:Bhagavatam Verses Spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami - Vanisource|020102]]
<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 2|Second Canto]] - [[SB 2.1: The First Step in God Realization|Chapter 1: The First Step in God Realization]]'''</div>
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==== TEXT 2 ====

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:śrotavyādīni rājendra
:nṛṇāṁ santi sahasraśaḥ
:apaśyatām ātma-tattvaṁ
:gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām
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==== SYNONYMS ====

<div class="synonyms">
''śrotavya-ādīni''—subject matters for hearing; ''rājendra''—O Emperor; ''nṛṇām''—of human society; ''santi''—there are; ''sahasraśaḥ''—hundreds and thousands; ''apaśyatām''—of the blind; ''ātma-tattvam''—knowledge of self, the ultimate truth; ''gṛheṣu''—at home; ''gṛha-medhinām''—of persons too materially engrossed.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

<div class="translation">
Those persons who are materially engrossed, being blind to the knowledge of ultimate truth, have many subject matters for hearing in human society, O Emperor.
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==== PURPORT ====

<div class="purport">
In the revealed scriptures there are two nomenclatures for the householder’s life. One is ''gṛhastha,'' and the other is ''gṛhamedhī.'' The <i>gṛhasthas</i> are those who live together with wife and children but live transcendentally for realizing the ultimate truth. The ''gṛhamedhīs,'' however, are those who live only for the benefit of the family members, extended or centralized, and thus are envious of others. The word <i>medhī</i> indicates jealousy of others. The ''gṛhamedhīs,'' being interested in family affairs only, are certainly envious of others. Therefore, one <i>gṛhamedhī</i> is not on good terms with another ''gṛhamedhī,'' and in the extended form, one community, society or nation is not on good terms with another counterpart of selfish interest. In the Age of Kali, all the householders are jealous of one another because they are blind to the knowledge of ultimate truth. They have many subject matters for hearing — political, scientific, social, economic and so on — but due to a poor fund of knowledge, they set aside the question of the ultimate miseries of life, namely miseries of birth, death, old age and disease. Factually, the human life is meant for making an ultimate solution to birth, death, old age and disease, but the ''gṛhamedhīs,'' being illusioned by the material nature, forget everything about self-realization. The ultimate solution to the problems of life is to go back home, back to Godhead, and thus, as stated in the ''Bhagavad-gīta''([[BG 8.16 (1972)|BG 8.16]]), the miseries of material existence — birth, death, old age and disease — are removed.

The process of going back home, back to Godhead, is to hear about the Supreme Lord and His name, form, attributes, pastimes, paraphernalia and variegatedness. Foolish people do not know this. They want to hear something about the name, form, etc., of everything temporary, and they do not know how to utilize this propensity of hearing for the ultimate good. Misguided as they are, they also create some false literatures about the name, form, attributes, etc., of the ultimate truth. One should not, therefore, become a ''gṛhamedhī'' simply to exist for envying others; one should become a real householder in terms of the scriptural injunctions.
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SB 2.1.1

2021-04-29T09:55:19Z

Neha:

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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 02 Chapter 01|S01]]
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<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 2|Second Canto]] - [[SB 2.1: The First Step in God Realization|Chapter 1: The First Step in God Realization]]'''</div>
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==== TEXT 1 ====

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:śrī-śuka uvāca
:varīyān eṣa te praśnaḥ
:kṛto loka-hitaṁ nṛpa
:ātmavit-sammataḥ puṁsāṁ
:śrotavyādiṣu yaḥ paraḥ
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==== SYNONYMS ====

<div class="synonyms">
''śrī-śukaḥ uvāca''—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ''varīyān''—glorious; ''eṣaḥ''—this; ''te''—your; ''praśnaḥ''—question; ''kṛtaḥ''—made by you; ''loka-hitam''—beneficial for all men; ''nṛpa''—O King; ''ātmavit''—transcendentalist; ''sammataḥ''—approved; ''puṁsām''—of all men; ''śrotavya-ādiṣu''—in all kinds of hearing; ''yaḥ''—what is; ''paraḥ''—the supreme.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

<div class="translation">
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King, your question is glorious because it is very beneficial to all kinds of people. The answer to this question is the prime subject matter for hearing, and it is approved by all transcendentalists.
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==== PURPORT ====

<div class="purport">
Even the very question is so nice that it is the best subject matter for hearing. Simply by such questioning and hearing, one can achieve the highest perfectional stage of life. Because Lord Kṛṣṇa is the original Supreme Person, any question about Him is original and perfect. Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that the highest perfection of life is to achieve the transcendental loving service of Kṛṣṇa. Because questions and answers about Kṛṣṇa elevate one to that transcendental position, the questions of Mahārāja Parīkṣit about Kṛṣṇa philosophy are greatly glorified. Mahārāja Parīkṣit wanted to absorb his mind completely in Kṛṣṇa, and such absorption can be effected simply by hearing about the uncommon activities of Kṛṣṇa. For instance, in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'' it is stated that simply by understanding the transcendental nature of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s appearance, disappearance, and activities, one can immediately return home, back to Godhead, and never come back to this miserable condition of material existence. It is very auspicious, therefore, to hear always about Kṛṣṇa. So Mahārāja Parīkṣit requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to narrate the activities of Kṛṣṇa so that he could engage his mind in Kṛṣṇa. The activities of Kṛṣṇa are nondifferent from Kṛṣṇa Himself. As long as one is engaged in hearing such transcendental activities of Kṛṣṇa, he remains aloof from the conditional life of material existence. The topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa are so auspicious that they purify the speaker, the hearer and the inquirer. They are compared to the Ganges waters, which flow from the toe of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Wherever the Ganges waters go, they purify the land and the person who bathes in them. Similarly, ''kṛṣṇa-kathā,'' or the topics of Kṛṣṇa, are so pure that wherever they are spoken, the place, the hearer, the inquirer, the speaker and all concerned become purified.
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SB 2.1.4

2021-04-29T09:54:16Z

Neha:

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[[Category:Srimad-Bhagavatam - Canto 02 Chapter 01|S04]]
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<div style="float:left">'''[[Srimad-Bhagavatam]] - [[SB 2|Second Canto]] - [[SB 2.1: The First Step in God Realization|Chapter 1: The First Step in God Realization]]'''</div>
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==== TEXT 4 ====

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:dehāpatya-kalatrādiṣu
:ātma-sainyeṣv asatsv api
:teṣāṁ pramatto nidhanaṁ
:paśyann api na paśyati
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==== SYNONYMS ====

<div class="synonyms">
''deha''—body; ''apatya''—children; ''kalatra''—wife; ''ādiṣu''—and in everything in relation to them; ''ātma''—own; ''sainyeṣu''—fighting soldiers; ''asatsu''—fallible; ''api''—in spite of; ''teṣām''—of all of them; ''pramattaḥ''—too attached; ''nidhanam''—destruction; ''paśyan''—having been experienced; ''api''—although; ''na''—does not; ''paśyati''—see it.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

<div class="translation">
Persons devoid of ātma-tattva do not inquire into the problems of life, being too attached to the fallible soldiers like the body, children and wife. Although sufficiently experienced, they still do not see their inevitable destruction.
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==== PURPORT ====

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This material world is called the world of death. Every living being, beginning from Brahmā, whose duration of life is some thousands of millions of years, down to the germs who live for a few seconds only, is struggling for existence. Therefore, this life is a sort of fight with material nature, which imposes death upon all. In the human form of life, a living being is competent enough to come to an understanding of this great struggle for existence, but being too attached to family members, society, country, etc., he wants to win over the invincible material nature by the aid of bodily strength, children, wife, relatives, etc. Although he is sufficiently experienced in the matter by dint of past experience and previous examples of his deceased predecessors, he does not see that the so-called fighting soldiers like the children, relatives, society members and countrymen are all fallible in the great struggle. One should examine the fact that his father or his father's father has already died, and that he himself is therefore also sure to die, and similarly, his children, who are the would-be fathers of their children, will also die in due course. No one will survive in this struggle with material nature. The history of human society definitely proves it, yet the foolish people still suggest that in the future they will be able to live perpetually, with the help of material science. This poor fund of knowledge exhibited by human society is certainly misleading, and it is all due to ignoring the constitution of the living soul. This material world exists only as a dream, due to our attachment to it. Otherwise, the living soul is always different from the material nature. The great ocean of material nature is tossing with the waves of time, and the so-called living conditions are something like foaming bubbles, which appear before us as bodily self, wife, children, society, countrymen, etc. Due to a lack of knowledge of self, we become victimized by the force of ignorance and thus spoil the valuable energy of human life in a vain search after permanent living conditions, which are impossible in this material world.

Our friends, relatives and so-called wives and children are not only fallible, but also bewildered by the outward glamor of material existence. As such, they cannot save us. Still we think that we are safe within the orbit of family, society or country.

The whole materialistic advancement of human civilization is like the decoration of a dead body. Everyone is a dead body flapping only for a few days, and yet all the energy of human life is being wasted in the decoration of this dead body. Śukadeva Gosvāmī is pointing out the duty of the human being after showing the actual position of bewildered human activities. Persons who are devoid of the knowledge of ''ātma-tattva'' are misguided, but those who are devotees of the Lord and have perfect realization of transcendental knowledge are not bewildered.
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Neha:

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:nidrayā hriyate naktaṁ
:vyavāyena ca vā vayaḥ
:divā cārthehayā rājan
:kuṭumba-bharaṇena vā
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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''nidrayā''—by sleeping; ''hriyate''—wastes; ''naktam''—night; ''vyavāyena''—sex indulgence; ''ca''—also; ''vā''—either; ''vayaḥ''—duration of life; ''divā''—days; ''ca''—and; ''artha''—economic; ''īhayā''—development; ''rājan''—O King; ''kuṭumba''—family members; ''bharaṇena''—maintaining; ''vā''—either.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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The lifetime of such an envious householder is passed at night either in sleeping or in sex indulgence, and in the daytime either in making money or maintaining family members.
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==== PURPORT ====

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The present human civilization is primarily based on the principles of sleeping and sex indulgence at night and earning money in the day and spending the same for family maintenance. Such a form of human civilization is condemned by the ''Bhāgavata'' school.

Because human life is a combination of matter and spirit soul, the whole process of Vedic knowledge is directed at liberating the spirit soul from the contamination of matter. The knowledge concerning this is called ''ātma-tattva.'' Those men who are too materialistic are unaware of this knowledge and are more inclined to economic development for material enjoyment. Such materialistic men are called ''karmīs'', or fruitive laborers, and they are allowed regulated economic development or association of woman for sex indulgence. Those who are above the karmīs, that is, the ''jñānīs'', ''yogīs'' and devotees, are strictly prohibited from sex indulgence. The ''karmīs'' are more or less devoid of ''ātma-tattva'' knowledge, and as such, their life is spent without spiritual profit. The human life is not meant for hard labor for economic development, nor is it meant for sex indulgence like that of the dogs and hogs. It is specially meant for making a solution to the problems of material life and the miseries thereof. So the ''karmīs'' waste their valuable human life by sleeping and sex indulgence at night, and by laboring hard in the daytime to accumulate wealth, and after doing so, they try to improve the standard of materialistic life. The materialistic way of life is described herein in a nutshell, and how foolishly men waste the boon of human life is described as follows.
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