SB 5.14.28 sloka

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kv€pi deva-m€yay€ striy€ bhuja-latopag™haƒ praskanna-viveka-vijñ€no

yad-vih€ra-gh€rambh€kula-hdayas

tad-€ray€vasakta-suta-duhit-kalatra-bh€it€valoka-vice˜it€pahta-hdaya

€tm€nam ajit€tm€p€re ’ndhe tamasi prahiŠoti.

SYNONYMS

kv€pi—somewhere; deva-m€yay€—by the influence of the illusory energy;

striy€—in the form of one’s girl friend or wife; bhuja-lat€—by beautiful

arms, which are compared to tender creepers in the forest; upag™haƒ—being

deeply embarrassed; praskanna—lost; viveka—all intelligence;

vijñ€naƒ—scientific knowledge; yat-vih€ra—for the enjoyment of the wife;

gha-€rambha—to find a house or apartment; €kula-hdayaƒ—whose heart becomes

engrossed; tat—of that house; €raya-avasakta—who are under the shelter;

suta—of sons; duhit—of daughters; kalatra—of the wife; bh€ita-avaloka—by

the conversations and by their beautiful glances; vice˜ita—by activities;

apahta-hdayaƒ—whose consciousness is taken away; €tm€nam—himself;

ajita—uncontrolled; €tm€—whose self; ap€re—in unlimited; andhe—blind

darkness; tamasi—in hellish life; prahiŠoti—he hurls.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes the conditioned soul is attracted by illusion personified (his

wife or girl friend) and becomes eager to be embraced by a woman. Thus he

loses his intelligence as well as knowledge of life’s goal. At that time, no

longer attempting spiritual cultivation, he becomes overly attached to his

wife or girl friend and tries to provide her with a suitable apartment.

Again, he becomes very busy under the shelter of that home and is captivated

by the talks, glances and activities of his wife and children. In this way

he loses his KŠa consciousness and throws himself in the dense darkness of

material existence.

 

 

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