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Карта-үоога
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Therefore, lust and wrath, when they are employed in Krṣṇa consciousness, become our friends instead of our enemies
TEXT 38
धूमेनात्रियते वर्द्धिर्यथादर्शो मलेन च । यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम् ॥३८॥
dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśo malena ca yatholbenāvṛto garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛtam
dhūmena —by smoke;  āvriyate —covered;  vahniḥ —fire;  yathā —just as;  ādarśaḥ —mirror;  malena —by dust;  ca —also;  yathā —just as;  ulbena —by the womb;  āvṛtaḥ —is covered;  garbhaḥ —embryo;  tathā —so;  tena —by that lust;  idam —this;  āvrtam —is covered.
TRANSLATION
As fire is covered by smoke, as a mirror is covered by dust, or as the embryo is covered by the womb, similarly, the living entity is covered by different degrees of this lust.
PURPORT
There are three degrees of covering of the living entity by which his pure consciousness is obscured. This covering is but lust under different manifestations like smoke in the fire, dust on the mirror, and the womb about the embryo. When lust is compared to smoke, it is understood that the fire of the living spark can be a little perceived. In other words, when the living entity exhibits his Krṣna consciousness slightly, he may be likened to the fire covered by smoke. Although fire is necessary where there is smoke, there is no overt manifestation of fire in the early stage. This stage is like the beginning of Krṣna consciousness. The dust on the mirror refers to a cleansing process of the mirror of the mind by so many spiritual methods. The best process is to chant the holy names of the Lord. The embryo covered by the womb is an analogy illustrating a helpless position,