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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 4, Ch. 28 ]
constitutional position of the Absolute Truth, Brahman, and then engage in His service as a Vaiṣṇava. We get this facility in the human form of life, but if we do not properly utilize this opportunity, we become a  kṛpaṇa , miser. A miser is one who gets money but does not spend it properly. This human form of life is especially meant for understanding Brahman, for becoming a  brāhmaṇa , and if we do not utilize it properly, we remain a  kṛpaṇa . We can actually see that when one has money but does not spend it, he remains a miser and is never happy. Similarly, when one's intelligence is spoiled due to sense gratification, he remains a miser throughout his life.
TEXT 8
आत्मानं कन्यया ग्रस्तं पञ्चालानरिद्धितान् । दुरन्तचिन्तामापन्नो न लेभे तत्प्रतिक्रियाम् ॥ ८ ॥
ātmānam kanyayā grastam pañcālān ari-dūṣitān duranta-cintām āpanno na lebhe tat-pratikriyām
ātmānam—himself; kanyayā—by Kālakanyā; grastam—being embraced; pañcālān—Pañcāla; ari-dūṣitān—infected by the enemies; duranta—insurmountable; cintām—anxiety; āpannaḥ—having obtained; na—not; lebhe—achieved; tat—of that; pratikriyām—counteraction.
TRANSLATION
When King Purañjana saw that all his family members, relatives, followers, servants, secretaries and everyone else had turned against him, he certainly became very anxious. But, he could not counteract the situation because he was thoroughly overwhelmed by Kālakanyā.
PURPORT
When a person becomes weak from the attack of old age, the family members, servants and secretaries do not care for him. He is then unable to counteract this. Thus he becomes more and more anxious and laments his frightful condition.