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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 25]
mām eva ye prapadyante māyām etām taranti te
“This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me can easily cross beyond it.” (Bg. 7.14)
Therefore, unless one surrenders completely at the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, he cannot get out of the entanglement of the three modes of material nature.
TEXT 56
एवं कर्मसु संसक्तः कामात्मा वञ्चितोऽबुधः । महिषी यद्यदीहेत तत्तदेवान्ववर्तत ॥५६॥
evam karmasu saṁsaktaḥ kāmātmā vañcito 'budhaḥ mahiṣī yad yad īheta tat tad evānvavartata
evam—thus; karmasu—in fruitive activities; saṁsaktaḥ—being too much attached; kāma-ātmā—lusty; vañcitaḥ—cheated; abudhaḥ—less intelligent; mahiṣī—the Queen; yat yat—whatsoever; īheta—she would desire; tat tat—all of that; eva—certainly; anvavartata—he followed.
TRANSLATION
Being thus entangled in different types of mental concoction and engaged in fruitive activities, King Purañjana came completely under the control of material intelligence and was thus cheated. Indeed, he used to fulfill all the desires of his wife, the Queen.
PURPORT
When a living entity is in such bewilderment that he is under the control of his wife, or material intelligence, he has to satisfy the intelligence of his so-called wife and act exactly according to her dictates. Various  śāstras  advise that for material convenience one should keep his wife always satisfied by giving her ornaments and by following her instructions. In this way there will be no trouble in family life. Therefore for one’s own social benefit, one is advised to keep his wife satisfied. In this way, when one becomes the servant of his wife, he must act according to the desires of his