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What Prahlāda Learned in the Womb
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tasmād adrṣṭa-śruta-dūṣaṇaṁ paraṁ bhaktyoktayeśaṁ bhajatātma-labdhaye
evam —similarly (as earthly wealth and possessions are impermanent);  hi —indeed;  lokāḥ —higher planetary systems like heaven, the moon, the sun and Brahmaloka;  kratubhiḥ —by performing great sacrifices;  kṛtāḥ —achieved;  amī —all those;  kṣayiṣṇavaḥ —perishable, impermanent;  sātiśayāḥ —although more comfortable and pleasing;  na —not;  nirmalāḥ —pure (free from disturbances);  tasmāt —therefore;  adrṣṭa-śruta —never seen or heard;  dūṣaṇam —whose fault;  param —the Supreme;  bhaktyā —with great devotional love;  uktayā —as described in the Vedic literature (not mixed with  jñāna  or  karma );  īśam —the Supreme Lord;  bhajata —worship;  ātma-labdhaye —for self-realization.
TRANSLATION
It is learned from Vedic literature that by performing great sacrifices one may elevate himself to the heavenly planets. However, although life on the heavenly planets is hundreds and thousands of times more comfortable than life on earth, the heavenly planets are not pure [ nirmalam ], or free from the taint of material existence. The heavenly planets are also temporary, and therefore they are not the goal of life. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, however, has never been seen or heard to possess inebriety. Consequently, for your own benefit and self-realization, you must worship the Lord with great devotion, as described in the revealed scriptures.
PURPORT
As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā ,  kṣīṇe puṇye martya-lokaṁ viśanti . Even if one is promoted to the higher planetary systems by performing great sacrifices, which are accompanied by the sinful act of sacrificing animals, the standard of happiness in Svargaloka is also not free of disturbances. There is a similar struggle for existence even for the King of heaven, Indra. Thus there is no practical benefit in promoting oneself to the heavenly planets. Indeed, from the heavenly planets one must return to this earth after one has exhausted the results of his pious activities. In the  Vedas  it is said,  tad yatheha karma-jito lokaḥ kṣīyate evam evāmutra