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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 16]
tailed with the narration of Kṛṣṇa is worth hearing. There are many topics in the  Bhāgavatam  about sociology, politics, economy, cultural affairs, etc., but all of them are in relation with Kṛṣṇa, and therefore all of them are worth hearing. Kṛṣṇa is the purifying ingredient in all matters, regardless of what they are. In the mundane world, everything is impure due to its being a product of the three mundane qualities. The purifying agent is, however, Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 6
अथवास्य पदाभ्योजयकरन्दतिहां सताम् । किमन्यैरसदातापैरायुगो यदसद्वन्ययः ॥ ६ ॥
athavāsya padām-bhoja- makaranda-lihām satām kimanyair asad-ālāpair āyuṣo yad asadvyayah
athavā—otherwise; asya—of His (Lord Kṛṣṇa's); padām-bhoja—lotus feet; makaranda-lihām—of those who lick the honey from such a lotus flower; satām—of those who are to exist eternally; kimanyaih—what is the use of anything else; asat—illusory; ālāpaih—topics; āyuṣah—of the duration of life; yat—that which is; asadvyayah—unnecessary waste of life.
TRANSLATION
The devotees of the Lord are accustomed to licking up the honey available from the lotus feet of the Lord. What is the use of topics which simply waste one's valuable life?
PURPORT
Lord Kṛṣṇa and His devotees are both on the transcendental plane; therefore the topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa or of His pure devotees are equally good. The Battle of Kurukṣetra is full of politics and diplomacy, but because the topics are related with Lord Kṛṣṇa, the  Bhagavad-gītā  is therefore adored all over the world. There is no need to eradicate politics, economics, sociology, etc., which are mundane to the mundaners. To a pure devotee who is actually related with the Lord, such mundane things are transcendental if dovetailed with the Lord or with His pure devotee.