Text 34] Conversation Between Narada and Vyasa 311

etat—this; hi—certainly; dtura-cittanadm—of those whose minds are al-
ways full of cares and anxieties; matra—objects of sense enjoyment; sparsa
—senses; icchaya—by desires; muhuh—always; bhava-sindhu—the ocean of
nescience; plavah—boat; drstah experienced; han-carya—activities of Hari,
anuvarnanam—constant recitation.

TRANSLATION

It is personally experienced by me that those who are always full of
cares and anxieties due to desiring contact of the senses with their
objects can cross the ocean of nescience on a most suitable boat—the
constant chanting of the transcendental activities of the Personality of

Godhead.
PURPORT

The symptom of a living being is that he cannot remain silent even for
some time. He must be doing something, thinking of something or talking
about something. Generally the materialistic men think and discuss about
subjects which satisfy their senses. But as these things are exercized under
the influence of the external illusory energy, such sensual activities do not
actually give them any satisfaction. On the contrary, they become full with
cares and anxieties. This is called maya, or what is not. That which cannot
give them satisfaction is accepted as an object for satisfaction. So Narada
Muni, by his personal experience, says that satisfaction for such frustrated
beings engaged in sense gratification is to chant always the activities of the
Lord. The point is that the subject matter only should be changed. No one
can check the thinking activities of a living being, nor the feeling, willing
or working processes. But if one wants actual happiness, one must change
the subject matter only. Instead of talking of the politics of a dying man,
one might discuss the politics administered by the Lord Himself. Instead
of relishing activities of the cinema artists, one can turn his attention to the
activities of the Lord with His eternal associates like the gopis and Laksmis.
The almighty Personality of Godhead, by His causeless mercy, descends
on the earth and manifests activities almost on the line of the worldly
men, but at the same time extraordinarily, because He is almighty. He
does so for the benefit of all conditioned souls so that they can turn
their attention to transcendence. By doing so, the conditioned soul will
gradually be promoted to the transcendental position and easily cross the
ocean of nescience, the source of all miseries. This is stated from personal
experience by an authority like Sri Narada Muni. And we can have the
