594 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 15

transcend this material world does not imply that there is no transcen-
dental variegatedness.

Here in the Bhagavatam, in this verse particularly, it is stressed that
people who try to discuss and understand the real spiritual nature of the
spiritual sky and the Vaikunthas are fortunate. The variegatedness of the
Vaikuntha planets is described in relation to the transcendental pastimes
of the Lord. But instead of trying to understand the spiritual abode and
the spiritual activities of the Lord, people are more interested in politics
and economic developments. They hold many conventions, meetings and
discussions to solve the problems of this worldly situation, where they can
remain for only a few years, but they are not interested in understanding
the spiritual situation of the Vaikuntha world. If they are at all fortunate,
they become interested in going back home, back to Godhead, but unless
they understand the spiritual world, they rot in this material darkness
continually.

TEXT 24

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AFAea fTATAM AT APTA AU

ye “bhyarthitam api ca no ny-gatim prapanna
jidnam ca tattva-visayam saha-dharmam yatra

ndradhanam bhagavato vitaranty amusya
sammohitd vitatayd bata mayaya te

ye—those persons; abhyarthitam—desired; api—certainly; ca—and; nah—
by us (Brahma and the other demigods); nr-gatim—the human form of life;
prapannah—have attained; jianam—knowledge; ca—and; tattva-visayam—
subject matter about the Absolute Truth; saha-dharmam—along with re-
ligious principles; yatra— where; na—not; aradhanam— worship; bhagavatah—
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vitaranti— perform; amusya—of
the Supreme Lord; sammohitah—being bewildered; vitataya—all pervading;
bata—alas; mayaya—by the influence of the illusory energy; te—they.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahma said: My dear demigods, the human form of life is of such
importance that we alsodesire to have such life, for in the human form one
can attain perfect religious truth and knowledge. If one in this human form
