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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 25]
by whom;  iyam —this;  nirmitā —created;  vīra —O great hero;  purī —city;  śaraṇam —resting place;  ātmanaḥ —of all living entities.
TRANSLATION
O great hero, we only know that we are existing in this place. We do not know what will come after. Indeed, we are so foolish that we do not care to understand who has created this beautiful place for our residence.
PURPORT
This lack of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is called ignorance. In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is called  parābhavas tāvad abodha-jātaḥ  (Bhāg. 5.5.5.). Everyone is born ignorant. The  Bhāgavatam  therefore says that we are all born ignorant within this material world. In our ignorance we may create nationalism, philanthropy, internationalism, science, philosophy and so many other things. The basic principle behind all these is ignorance. What then is the value of all this advancement of knowledge if the basic principle is ignorance? Unless a person comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all of his activities are defeated. This human form of life is especially meant to dissipate ignorance, but without understanding how to dissipate ignorance people are planning and building many things. After death, however, all of this is finished.
TEXT 35
एते सखायः सख्यो मे नरा नार्यश्च मानद । सुप्तायां मयि जागर्ति नागोऽयं पालयन् पुरीम् ॥३५॥
ete sakhāyaḥ sakhyo me narā nāryaś ca mānada suptāyām mayi jāgarti nāgo 'yam pālayan purīm
ete —all these;  sakhāyaḥ —male friends;  sakhyaḥ —female associates;  me —my;  narāḥ —men;  nāryaḥ —women;  ca —and;  māna-da —O very respectful one;  suptāyām —while sleeping;  mayi —I am;  jāgarti —keeps awake;  nāgaḥ —snake;  ayam —this;  pālayan —protecting;  purīm —this city.
TRANSLATION
My dear gentleman, all these men and women with me are known as my friends, and the snake, who always remains awake, protects this city even during my sleeping hours. So much I know. I do not know anything beyond this.