Guest guest Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 > Persons who are always disturbed in mind with cares and anxieties of > household affairs may quit off the place which is the black hole temporary > abode [family life] to kill one's self and take shelter unto the lotus > feet of the Personality of Godhead by entering into the forest. > --A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami > > The management of a family is more difficult than that of an empire. > -- A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami SB 10.47.18 yad-anucarita-l…l€-karŠa-p…y™a-vipru˜- sakd-adana-vidh™ta-dvandva-dharm€ vina˜€ƒ sapadi gha-ku˜umbaˆ d…nam utsjya d…n€ bahava iha viha‰g€ bhiku-cary€ˆ caranti SYNONYMS yat—whose; anucarita—constantly performed activities; l…l€—of such pastimes; karŠa—for the ears; p…y™a—of the nectar; vipru˜—of a drop; sakt—just once; adana—by the partaking; vidh™ta—removed entirely; dvandva—of duality; dharm€ƒ—their propensities; vina˜€ƒ—ruined; sapadi—immediately; gha—their homes; ku˜umbam—and families; d…nam—wretched; utsjya—rejecting; d…n€ƒ—becoming themselves wretched; bahavaƒ—many persons; iha—here (in Vnd€vana); viha‰g€ƒ—(like) birds; bhiku—of begging; cary€m—the livelihood; caranti—they pursue. TRANSLATION To hear about the pastimes that KŠa regularly performs is nectar for the ears. For those who relish just a single drop of that nectar, even once, their dedication to material duality is ruined. Many such persons have suddenly given up their wretched homes and families and, themselves becoming wretched, traveled here to Vnd€vana to wander about like birds, begging for their living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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