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Purañjana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life
1293
PURPORT
When a person is attacked by the invalidity of old age and is still addicted to sense gratification, he gradually loses all his personal beauty, intelligence and good possessions. He thus cannot resist the forceful attack of the daughter of Time.
TEXT 7
विशीणां स्वपुरीं वीक्ष्य प्रतिकूलाननादतान् । पुत्रान् पौत्रानुगामात्याञ्जायां च गतसौहृदाम् ॥ ७ ॥
viśīrṇām sva-purīm vīkṣya pratikūlān anādṛtān putrān pautrānugāmātyāñ jāyām ca gata-sauhṛdām
viśīrṇām—scattered; sva-purīm—his own town; vīkṣya—seeing; pratikūlān—opposing elements; anādṛtān—being disrespectful; putrān—sons; pautrā—grandsons; anuga—servants; amātyān—ministers; jāyām—wife; ca—and; gata-sauhṛdām—indifferent.
TRANSLATION
King Purañjana then saw that everything in his town was scattered and that his sons, grandsons, servants and ministers were all gradually opposing him. He also noted that his wife was becoming cold and indifferent.
PURPORT
When one becomes an invalid, his senses and organs are weakened. In other words, they are no longer under one's control. The senses and sense objects then begin to oppose him. When a person is in a distressed condition, even his family members—his sons, grandsons and wife—become disrespectful. They no longer are under the command of the master of the house. Just as we wish to use our senses for sense gratification, the senses also require strength from the body in reciprocation. A man keeps a family for enjoyment, and similarly family members demand enjoyment from the head of the family. When they do not receive sufficient money from him, they grow disinterested and ignore his commands or desires. This is all due to one's being a  kṛpaṇa  (miser). This word  kṛpaṇa , used in the sixth verse, is in opposition to the word  brāhmaṇa . In the human form of life one should become a  brāhmaṇa , which means that one should understand the