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Pṛthu Mahārāja Milks the Earth Planet
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not be used for the sense gratification of the living entities. This is the whole plan of material nature according to the directions of this material nature.
In this verse the words  asadbhiḥ  and  adhṛta-vrataiḥ  are important. The word  asadbhiḥ  refers to the nondevotees. The nondevotees have been described in  Bhagavad-gītā  as  duṣkṛtinaḥ  (miscreants),  mūḍhāḥ  (asses or rascals),  narādhamāḥ  (lowest of mankind) and  māyayāpahṛta-jñānāḥ  (those who have lost their knowledge to the power of the illusory energy). All these persons are  asat , nondevotees. Nondevotees are also called  gṛha-vrata , whereas the devotee is called  dhṛta-vrata . According to plans, the misguided conditioned souls who have come to lord it over material nature should be trained to become  dhṛta-vrata . This means that they should take a vow to satisfy their senses or enjoy material life only by satisfying the senses of the Supreme Lord. Activities intended to satisfy the senses of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, are called  kṛṣṇārthe 'khila-ceṣṭāḥ . This indicates that one can attempt all kinds of work, but one should do so to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. This is described in  Bhagavad-gītā  as  yajñārthāt karma . The word  yajña  indicates Lord Viṣṇu. We should work only for His satisfaction. In modern times (Kali-yuga), however, people have forgotten Viṣṇu altogether, and they conduct their activities for sense gratification. Such people will gradually become poverty-stricken, for they cannot use things which are to be enjoyed by the Supreme Lord for their own sense gratification. If they continue like this, there will ultimately be a state of poverty, and no grains, fruits or flowers will be produced. Indeed, it is stated in the Twelfth Canto of  Bhāgavatam  that at the end of Kali-yuga people will be so polluted that there will no longer be any grains, wheat, sugar cane or milk.
TEXT 7
अपालितानाष्टा च मवद्विलोकपालकैः ।
चोरीभूतेऽथ लोकेऽहं यज्ञार्थेऽग्रसमोषधोः ॥ ७ ॥
apālitānādṛtā ca
bhavadbhir loka-pālakaiḥ
corībhūte 'tha loke 'ham
yajñārthe 'grasam oṣadhīḥ
apālitā —without being taken care of;  anādṛtā —being neglected;  ca —also;  bhavadbhiḥ —like your good self;  loka-pālakaiḥ —by the governors or kings;  corībhūte —being beset by thieves;  atha —therefore;  loke —this world;  aham —