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	''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yām~~%20imām~~&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yām imām]'' — all these; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=puṣpitām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 puṣpitām]'' — flowery; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vācam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vācam]'' — words; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pravadanti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pravadanti]'' — say; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avipaścitaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 avipaścitaḥ]'' — men with a poor fund of knowledge; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=veda&tab=syno_o&ds=1 veda]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vāda&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vāda]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ratāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ratāḥ]'' — supposed followers of the ''Vedas; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pārtha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pārtha]'' — O son of Pṛthā; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1 na]'' — never; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anyat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 anyat]'' — anything else; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=asti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 asti]'' — there is; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=iti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 iti]'' — thus; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vādinaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vādinaḥ]'' — the advocates; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kāma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kāma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātmānaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ātmānaḥ]'' — desirous of sense gratification; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=svarga&tab=syno_o&ds=1 svarga]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=parāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 parāḥ]'' — aiming to achieve heavenly planets; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=janma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 janma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 karma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=phala&tab=syno_o&ds=1 phala]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pradām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pradām]'' — resulting in good birth and other fruitive reactions; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kriyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kriyā]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=viśeṣa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 viśeṣa]'' — pompous ceremonies; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bahulām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bahulām]'' — various; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhoga&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhoga]'' — in sense enjoyment; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aiśvarya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 aiśvarya]'' — and opulence; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gatim&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gatim]'' — progress; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prati&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prati]'' — towards.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yām] [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=imām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 imām]'' — all these; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=puṣpitām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 puṣpitām]'' — flowery; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vācam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vācam]'' — words; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pravadanti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pravadanti]'' — say; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avipaścitaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 avipaścitaḥ]'' — men with a poor fund of knowledge; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=veda&tab=syno_o&ds=1 veda]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vāda&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vāda]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ratāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ratāḥ]'' — supposed followers of the ''Vedas; '' [//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pārtha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pārtha]'' — O son of Pṛthā; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1 na]'' — never; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anyat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 anyat]'' — anything else; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=asti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 asti]'' — there is; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=iti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 iti]'' — thus; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vādinaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vādinaḥ]'' — the advocates; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kāma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kāma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātmānaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ātmānaḥ]'' — desirous of sense gratification; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=svarga&tab=syno_o&ds=1 svarga]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=parāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 parāḥ]'' — aiming to achieve heavenly planets; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=janma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 janma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 karma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=phala&tab=syno_o&ds=1 phala]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pradām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pradām]'' — resulting in good birth and other fruitive reactions; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kriyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kriyā]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=viśeṣa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 viśeṣa]'' — pompous ceremonies; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bahulām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bahulām]'' — various; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhoga&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhoga]'' — in sense enjoyment; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aiśvarya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 aiśvarya]'' — and opulence; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gatim&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gatim]'' — progress; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prati&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prati]'' — towards.
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	''yām imām''~~—all~~ these; ''puṣpitām''~~—flowery~~; ''vācam''~~—words~~; ''pravadanti''~~—say~~; ''avipaścitaḥ''~~—men~~ with a poor fund of knowledge; ''veda-vāda-ratāḥ''~~—supposed~~ followers of the ''Vedas;'' ''pārtha''—O son of Pṛthā; ''na''~~—never~~; ''anyat''~~—anything~~ else; ''asti''~~—there~~ is; ''iti''~~—thus~~; ''vādinaḥ''~~—the~~ advocates; ''kāma-ātmānaḥ''~~—desirous~~ of sense gratification; ''svarga-parāḥ''~~—aiming~~ to achieve heavenly planets; ''janma-karma-phala-pradām''~~—resulting~~ in good birth and other fruitive reactions; ''kriyā-viśeṣa''~~—pompous~~ ceremonies; ''bahulām''~~—various~~; ''bhoga''~~—in~~ sense enjoyment; ''aiśvarya''~~—and~~ opulence; ''gatim''~~—progress~~; ''prati''~~—towards~~.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yām%20imām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yām imām]'' — all these; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=puṣpitām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 puṣpitām]'' — flowery; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vācam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vācam]'' — words; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pravadanti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pravadanti]'' — say; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avipaścitaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 avipaścitaḥ]'' — men with a poor fund of knowledge; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=veda&tab=syno_o&ds=1 veda]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vāda&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vāda]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ratāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ratāḥ]'' — supposed followers of the ''Vedas; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pārtha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pārtha]'' — O son of Pṛthā; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1 na]'' — never; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anyat&tab=syno_o&ds=1 anyat]'' — anything else; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=asti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 asti]'' — there is; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=iti&tab=syno_o&ds=1 iti]'' — thus; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vādinaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vādinaḥ]'' — the advocates; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kāma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kāma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ātmānaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ātmānaḥ]'' — desirous of sense gratification; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=svarga&tab=syno_o&ds=1 svarga]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=parāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 parāḥ]'' — aiming to achieve heavenly planets; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=janma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 janma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 karma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=phala&tab=syno_o&ds=1 phala]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pradām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pradām]'' — resulting in good birth and other fruitive reactions; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kriyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kriyā]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=viśeṣa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 viśeṣa]'' — pompous ceremonies; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bahulām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bahulām]'' — various; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhoga&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhoga]'' — in sense enjoyment; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aiśvarya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 aiśvarya]'' — and opulence; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gatim&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gatim]'' — progress; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prati&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prati]'' — towards.
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			:यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः ।
			:वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः ॥४२॥
			:कामात्मानः स्वर्गपरा जन्मकर्मफलप्रदाम् ।
			:क्रियाविशेषबहुलां भोगैश्वर्यगतिं प्रति ॥४३॥
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	''yām imāṁ puṣpitāṁ vācaṁ~~''<br/>~~		:yām imāṁ puṣpitāṁ vācaṁ
	''pravadanty avipaścitaḥ~~''<br/>~~		:pravadanty avipaścitaḥ
	''veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha~~''<br/>~~		:veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha
	''nānyad astīti vādinaḥ~~''<br/>~~		:nānyad astīti vādinaḥ
	''kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parā~~''<br/>~~
	''janma-karma-phala-pradām~~''<br/>~~		:kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parā
	''kriyā-viśeṣa-bahulāṁ~~''<br/>~~		:janma-karma-phala-pradām
	''bhogaiśvarya-gatiṁ prati~~''<br/>~~		:kriyā-viśeṣa-bahulāṁ
			:bhogaiśvarya-gatiṁ prati
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	==== SYNONYMS ====		==== SYNONYMS ====

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	<div id="synonyms">		''yām imām''—all these; ''puṣpitām''—flowery; ''vācam''—words; ''pravadanti''—say; ''avipaścitaḥ''—men with a poor fund of knowledge; ''veda-vāda-ratāḥ''—supposed followers of the ''Vedas;'' ''pārtha''—O son of Pṛthā; ''na''—never; ''anyat''—anything else; ''asti''—there is; ''iti''—thus; ''vādinaḥ''—the advocates; ''kāma-ātmānaḥ''—desirous of sense gratification; ''svarga-parāḥ''—aiming to achieve heavenly planets; ''janma-karma-phala-pradām''—resulting in good birth and other fruitive reactions; ''kriyā-viśeṣa''—pompous ceremonies; ''bahulām''—various; ''bhoga''—in sense enjoyment; ''aiśvarya''—and opulence; ''gatim''—progress; ''prati''—towards.
	yām ~~imām—all~~ these; ~~puṣpitām—flowery~~; ~~vācam—words~~; ~~pravadanti—say~~; ~~avipaścitaḥ—men~~ with a poor fund of knowledge; veda-vāda-~~ratāḥ—supposed~~ followers of the Vedas; ~~pārtha—O~~ son of Pṛthā; ~~na—never~~; ~~anyat—anything~~ else; ~~asti—there~~ is; ~~iti—thus~~; ~~vādinaḥ—the~~ advocates; kāma-~~ātmānaḥ—desirous~~ of sense gratification; ~~svarga—parāḥ—aiming~~ to achieve heavenly planets; janma-karma-phala-~~pradām—resulting~~ in good birth and other fruitive reactions; kriyā-~~viśeṣa—pompous~~ ceremonies; ~~bahulām—various~~; ~~bhoga—in~~ sense enjoyment; ~~aiśvarya—and~~ opulence; ~~gatim—progress~~; ~~prati—towards~~.
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	==== TRANSLATION ====		==== TRANSLATION ====

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	Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, and so forth. Being desirous of sense gratification and opulent life, they say that there is nothing more than this.		Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, and so forth. Being desirous of sense gratification and opulent life, they say that there is nothing more than this.
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	==== PURPORT ====		==== PURPORT ====

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			People in general are not very intelligent, and due to their ignorance they are most attached to the fruitive activities recommended in the ''karma-kāṇḍa'' portions of the ''Vedas''. They do not want anything more than sense gratificatory proposals for enjoying life in heaven, where wine and women are available and material opulence is very common. In the ''Vedas'' many sacrifices are recommended for elevation to the heavenly planets, especially the ''jyotiṣṭoma'' sacrifices. In fact, it is stated that anyone desiring elevation to heavenly planets must perform these sacrifices, and men with a poor fund of knowledge think that this is the whole purpose of Vedic wisdom. It is very difficult for such inexperienced persons to be situated in the determined action of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As fools are attached to the flowers of poisonous trees without knowing the results of such attractions, unenlightened men are similarly attracted by such heavenly opulence and the sense enjoyment thereof.

	~~<div id="purport">~~		In the ''karma-kāṇḍa'' section of the ''Vedas'' it is said, ''apāma somam amṛtā abhūma'' and ''akṣayyaṁ ha vai cāturmāsya-yājinaḥ sukṛtaṁ bhavati''. In other words, those who perform the four-month penances become eligible to drink the ''soma-rasa'' beverages to become immortal and happy forever. Even on this earth some are very eager to have ''soma-rasa'' to become strong and fit to enjoy sense gratifications. Such persons have no faith in liberation from material bondage, and they are very much attached to the pompous ceremonies of Vedic sacrifices. They are generally sensual, and they do not want anything other than the heavenly pleasures of life. It is understood that there are gardens called Nandana-kānana in which there is good opportunity for association with angelic, beautiful women and having a profuse supply of ''soma-rasa'' wine. Such bodily happiness is certainly sensual; therefore there are those who are purely attached to such material, temporary happiness, as lords of the material world.
	~~People in general~~ are ~~not~~ very ~~intelligent~~, and ~~due to their ignorance~~ they are ~~most~~ attached to the ~~fruitive activities recommended in the karma-kāṇḍa portions~~ of ~~the Vedas~~. They do not want anything ~~more~~ than ~~sense gratificatory proposals for enjoying life in heaven, where wine and women are available and material opulence is very common. In the Vedas many sacrifices are recommended for elevation to~~ the heavenly ~~planets, especially the jyotiṣṭoma sacrifices~~. ~~In fact, it~~ is ~~stated~~ that ~~anyone desiring elevation to heavenly planets must perform these sacrifices~~, and ~~men with~~ a ~~poor fund~~ of ~~knowledge think that this is the whole purpose of Vedic wisdom~~. It is ~~very difficult for such inexperienced persons to be situated in the determined action of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As fools~~ are attached to ~~the flowers of poisonous trees without knowing the results of~~ such ~~attractions~~, ~~unenlightened men are similarly attracted by such heavenly opulence and~~ the ~~sense enjoyment thereof~~.		</div>


	~~In the karma~~-~~kāṇḍa section of the Vedas it is said, apāma somam amṛtā abhūma and akṣayyaṁ ha vai cāturmāsya-yājinaḥ sukṛtaṁ bhavati~~. ~~In other words, those who perform the four-month penances become eligible to drink the soma-rasa beverages to become immortal and happy forever~~. ~~Even on this earth some are very eager to have soma~~-~~rasa to become strong and fit to enjoy sense gratifications~~. Such persons have no faith in liberation from material bondage, and they are very much attached to the pompous ceremonies of Vedic sacrifices. They are generally sensual, and they do not want anything other than the heavenly pleasures of life. It is understood that there are gardens called Nandana-~~kānana in which there is good opportunity for association with angelic, beautiful women and having a profuse supply of soma-rasa wine~~. ~~Such bodily happiness is certainly sensual; therefore there are those who are purely attached to such material, temporary happiness, as lords of the material world~~.		<div style="float:right; clear:both;">[[File:Go-previous.png\|link=BG 2.41]] '''[[BG 2.41]] - [[BG 2.44]]''' [[File:Go-next.png\|link=BG 2.44]]</div>
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==== TEXTS 42-43 ====

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''yām imāṁ puṣpitāṁ vācaṁ''<br/>
''pravadanty avipaścitaḥ''<br/>
''veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha''<br/>
''nānyad astīti vādinaḥ''<br/>
''kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parā''<br/>
''janma-karma-phala-pradām''<br/>
''kriyā-viśeṣa-bahulāṁ''<br/>
''bhogaiśvarya-gatiṁ prati''<br/>
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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yām imām—all these; puṣpitām—flowery; vācam—words; pravadanti—say; avipaścitaḥ—men with a poor fund of knowledge; veda-vāda-ratāḥ—supposed followers of the Vedas; pārtha—O son of Pṛthā; na—never; anyat—anything else; asti—there is; iti—thus; vādinaḥ—the advocates; kāma-ātmānaḥ—desirous of sense gratification; svarga—parāḥ—aiming to achieve heavenly planets; janma-karma-phala-pradām—resulting in good birth and other fruitive reactions; kriyā-viśeṣa—pompous ceremonies; bahulām—various; bhoga—in sense enjoyment; aiśvarya—and opulence; gatim—progress; prati—towards.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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Men of small knowledge are very much attached to the flowery words of the Vedas, which recommend various fruitive activities for elevation to heavenly planets, resultant good birth, power, and so forth. Being desirous of sense gratification and opulent life, they say that there is nothing more than this.
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==== PURPORT ====

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People in general are not very intelligent, and due to their ignorance they are most attached to the fruitive activities recommended in the karma-kāṇḍa portions of the Vedas. They do not want anything more than sense gratificatory proposals for enjoying life in heaven, where wine and women are available and material opulence is very common. In the Vedas many sacrifices are recommended for elevation to the heavenly planets, especially the jyotiṣṭoma sacrifices. In fact, it is stated that anyone desiring elevation to heavenly planets must perform these sacrifices, and men with a poor fund of knowledge think that this is the whole purpose of Vedic wisdom. It is very difficult for such inexperienced persons to be situated in the determined action of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As fools are attached to the flowers of poisonous trees without knowing the results of such attractions, unenlightened men are similarly attracted by such heavenly opulence and the sense enjoyment thereof.

In the karma-kāṇḍa section of the Vedas it is said, apāma somam amṛtā abhūma and akṣayyaṁ ha vai cāturmāsya-yājinaḥ sukṛtaṁ bhavati. In other words, those who perform the four-month penances become eligible to drink the soma-rasa beverages to become immortal and happy forever. Even on this earth some are very eager to have soma-rasa to become strong and fit to enjoy sense gratifications. Such persons have no faith in liberation from material bondage, and they are very much attached to the pompous ceremonies of Vedic sacrifices. They are generally sensual, and they do not want anything other than the heavenly pleasures of life. It is understood that there are gardens called Nandana-kānana in which there is good opportunity for association with angelic, beautiful women and having a profuse supply of soma-rasa wine. Such bodily happiness is certainly sensual; therefore there are those who are purely attached to such material, temporary happiness, as lords of the material world.
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