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The Forest of Enjoyment
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PURPORT
Parikṣit Mahārāja told Kali-yuga to leave his kingdom immediately and reside in four places: brothels, liquor shops, slaughterhouses and gambling casinos. However, Kali-yuga requested him to give him only one place where these four places are included, and Parikṣit Mahārāja gave him the place where gold is stored. Gold encompasses the four principles of sin, and therefore, according to spiritual life, gold should be avoided as far as possible. If there is gold, there is certainly illicit sex, meat-eating, gambling and intoxication. Because people in the Western world have a great deal of gold, they are victims of these four sins. The color of gold is very glittering, and a materialistic person becomes very much attracted by its yellow color. However, this gold is actually a type of stool. A person with a bad liver generally passes yellow stool. The color of this stool attracts a materialistic person, just as the will-o'-the-wisp attracts one who needs heat.
TEXT 8
अथ कदाचिन्निवासपानीयद्रविणाद्यनेकात्मोपजीवनाभिनिवेश एतस्यां संसाराटव्यामितस्ततः परिधावति ॥८॥
atha kadācin nivāsa-pānīya-draviṇādy-anekātmopajīvanābhiniveśa etasyām samsārāṭavyām itas tataḥ paridhāvati.
atha —in this way;  kadācit —sometimes;  nivāsa —residence:  pānīya —water;  draviṇa —wealth;  ādi —and so on;  aneka —in various items;  ātma-upajīvana —which are considered necessary to maintain body and soul together;  abhiniveśaḥ —a person fully absorbed:  etasyām —in this;  samsāra-aṭavyām —the material world, which is like a great forest;  itaḥ tataḥ —here and there;  paridhāvati —runs around.
TRANSLATION
Sometimes the conditioned soul is absorbed in finding residential quarters or apartments and getting a supply of water and riches to maintain his body. Absorbed in acquiring a variety of