340 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 9

daivena te hata-dhiyo bhavatah prasangat
sarvdsubhopagamandd vimukhendriya ye

kurvanti kama-sukha-lesa-lavaya dina
lobhabhibhitta-manaso ’kusalani sasvat

daivena—by fate of misfortune; te—they; hata-dhiyah—bereft of
memory; bhavatah—of You; prasangat—from the topics; sarva—all; asubha—
inauspiciousness; upasamanat—curbing down; vimukha—turned against;
indriyah—senses; ye—those; kurvanti—act; kdama—sense gratification;
sukha—happiness; lefa—brief; lavaya—for a moment only; dinah—poor
fellows; lobha-abhibhiita—overwhelmed by greed; manasah—of one whose
mind; akusalani—inauspicious activities; sasvat—always.

TRANSLATION

O my Lord, persons who are bereft of the all-auspicious performance of
chanting and hearing about Your transcendental activities are certainly
unfortunate and are also bereft of good sense. They engage in inaus-
picious activities, enjoying sense gratification for a very little while.

PURPORT

The next question is why people are against such auspicious activities as
chanting and hearing the glories and pastimes of the Lord, which can bring
total freedom from the cares and anxieties of material existence. The only
answer to this question is that they are unfortunate because of supernatural
control due to their offensive activities performed simply for the sake of
sense gratification. The Lord’s pure devotees, however, take compassion
upon such unfortunate persons and, in a missionary spirit, try to persuade
them into the line of devotional service. Only by the grace of pure devotees
can such unfortunate men be elevated to the position of transcendental
service.

TEXT 8

wrePraafatta gectaran:
MAMAUTTIAAT

SMTA IA ST FT ATA
ATLA Aa TOA AEA F llc II

ksut-trt-tridhatubhir ima muhur ardyamanah
Ssitosna-vata-varasair itaretarac ca
