Text 46]
Prahlāda Pacifies the Lord with Prayers
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kṛpaṇas , misers. The human form of life is a great asset, for in this life one can fulfill the goal of existence. Unfortunately, however, because of a lack of education and culture, people are victimized by the false happiness of sex life. Prahlāda Mahārāja therefore advises one not to be misled by this civilization of sense gratification, and especially not by sex life. Rather, one should be sober, avoid sense gratification and be Kṛṣṇa conscious. The lusty person, who is compared to a foolish miser, never gets happiness by sense gratification. The influence of material nature is very difficult to surpass, but as stated by Kṛṣṇa in  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.14),  mām eva ye prapadyante, māyām etām taranti te : if one voluntarily submits to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, he can be saved very easily.
In reference to the low-grade happiness of sex life, Yāmunācārya says in this connection:
yadāvadhi mama cetaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravinde nava-nava-rasa-dhāmanudyata rantum āsīt tadāvadhi bata nārī-saṅgame smaryamāne bhavati mukha-vikāraḥ suṣṭu niṣṭhīvanam ca
“Since I have been engaged in the transcendental loving service of Kṛṣṇa, realizing ever-new pleasure in Him, whenever I think of sex pleasure, I spit at the thought, and my lips curl with distaste.” Yāmunācārya had formerly been a great king who enjoyed sexual happiness in various ways, but since he later engaged himself in the service of the Lord, he enjoyed spiritual bliss and hated to think of sex life. If sexual thoughts came to him, he would spit with disgust.
TEXT 46
मन्वितभूततपोऽययनस्वधर्म-
व्याख्यारह्लोजपसमाधय आपवर्ग्याः ।
प्रायः परं पुरुष ते त्वजितेन्द्रियाणां
वार्ता मवन्त्युत न वात्र तु दाम्भिकानाम्॥४६॥
mauna-vrata-śruta-tapo-'dhyayana-sva-dharma- vyākhyā-raho-japa-samādhaya āpavargyāḥ prāyaḥ param puruṣa te tv ajitendriyāṇām vārtā bhavanty uta na vātra tu dāmbhikānām