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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 30]
gṛha-kṣetra-vasūni : out of illusion only does the materialist accept his home, his land and his money as permanent. Out of this illusion, the family life, national life and economic development which are very important factors in modern civilization have grown. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person knows that this economic development of human society is but temporary illusion.
In another part of  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , the acceptance of the body as oneself, the acceptance of others as kinsmen in relationship to this body and the acceptance of the land of one's birth as worshipable are declared to be the products of an animal civilization. When, however, one is enlightened in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he can use these for the service of the Lord. That is a very suitable proposition. Everything has a relationship with Kṛṣṇa. When all economic development and material advancement are utilized to advance the cause of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, a new phase of progressive life arises.
TEXT 4
जन्तुवैभव एतस्मिन् यां यां योनिमनुव्रजेत् ।
तस्यां तस्यां स लभते निर्धृतिं न विरज्यते ॥ ४ ॥
jantur vai bhava etasmin yām yām yonim anuvrajet tasyām tasyām sa labhate nirvṛtim na virajyate
jantuḥ—the living entity; vai—certainly; bhave—in worldly existence; etasmin—this; yām yām—whatever; yonim—species; anuvrajet—he may obtain; tasyām tasyām—in that; saḥ—he; labhate—achieves; nirvṛtim—satisfaction; na—not; virajyate—is averse.
TRANSLATION
The living entity, in whatever species of life he appears, finds a particular type of satisfaction in that species, and he is never averse to being situated in such a condition.
PURPORT
The satisfaction of the living entity in a particular type of body, even if it is most abominable, is called illusion. A man in a higher position may feel dissatisfaction with the standard of life of a lower grade man, but the