Text 68]
Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
279
Krṣṇa. A  gṛhastha , a householder, can also reach Krṣṇa, provided he becomes a pure devotee without material desires. An example of this is cited in the next verse.
TEXT 68
यथा हि यूयं नृपदेव दुस्त्यजा-
दापद्रणादुत्तरतात्मनः प्रभोः ।
यत्पादपङ्केरुहसेवया मवा-
नहारशीभिर्जितदिग्गजः क्रतून् ॥६८॥
yathā hi yūyam nṛpa-deva dustyajād āpad-gaṇād uttaratātmanaḥ prabhoḥ yat-pāda-paṅkeruha-sevayā bhavān ahāraṣīn nirjita-dig-gajaḥ kratūn
yathā—as; hi—indeed; yūyam—all of you (Pāṇḍavas); nṛpa-deva—  O lord of the kings, human beings and demigods;  dustyajāt—insur-  mountable;  āpat—dangerous conditions; gaṇāt—from all; uttarata—  escaped;  ātmanaḥ—own; prabhoḥ—of the Lord; yat-pāda-   paṅkeruha—whose lotus feet; sevayā—by serving; bhavān—yourself;   ahāraṣīt—performed; nirjita—defeating; dik-gajaḥ—the most powerful  enemies, who were like elephants;  kratūn—ritualistic ceremonies.
TRANSLATION
O King Yudhiṣṭhira, because of your service to the Supreme Lord, all of you Pāṇḍavas defeated the greatest dangers posed by numerous kings and demigods. By serving the lotus feet of Krṣṇa, you conquered great enemies, who were like elephants, and thus you collected ingredients for sacrifice. By His grace, may you be delivered from material involvement.
PURPORT
Placing himself as an ordinary householder, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira in-quired from Nārada Muni how a  gṛha-mūḍha-dhī , a person who is en-tangled in household life and who thus continues to remain a fool, can be