CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi
TEXT 1
प्राचीनवहिरुवाच
मगवंस्ते वचोऽसामिनं सम्यगवगम्यते । कवयस्तद्विजानन्ति न वयं कर्ममोहिताः ॥ १ ॥
prācīnabarhir uvāca bhagavaṁs te vaco 'smābhir na samyag avagamyate kavayas tad vijānanti na vayaṁ karma-mohitāḥ
prācīnabarhiḥ uvāca—King Prācīnabarhi said; bhagavan—O my lord; te—your; vacaḥ—words; asmābhiḥ—by us; na—never; samyak—perfectly; avagamyate—are understood; kavayaḥ—those who are expert; tat—that; vijānanti—can understand; na—never; vayam—we; karma—by fruitive activities; mohitāḥ—enchanted.
TRANSLATION
King Prācīnabarhi replied: My dear lord, we could not appreciate completely the purport of your allegorical story of King Purañjana. Actually those who are perfect in spiritual knowledge can understand, but for us, who are overly attached to fruitive activities, to realize the purpose of your story is very difficult.
PURPORT
In  Bhagavad-gītā  Lord Kṛṣṇa says:
tribhir guṇamayair bhāvair ebhiḥ sarvam idaṁ jagat
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