Text 33] The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahiti 891

tasyam pravisto bhavanam
tdpa-traya-vindsanam

barhismatim—the city Barhismati; ndma—named; vibhuh—the very
powerful Svayambhuva Manu; yam—which; nirvigya—having entered;
samavasat—he lived in previously; tasyam—in that city; pravistah—entered ;
bhavanam—the palace; tdpa-traya—the threefold miseries; vinasanam—
destroying.

TRANSLATION

Having entered the city of Barhigmati, in which he had previously lived,
Manu entered his palace, which was filled with an atmosphere that eradi-
cated the three miseries of material existence.

PURPORT

The material world, or material existential life, is filled with threefold
miseries: miseries pertaining to the body and mind, miseries pertaining to
natural disturbances, and miseries inflicted by other living entities. Human
society is meant to create a spiritual atmosphere by spreading the spirit of
Krsna consciousness. The miseries of material existence cannot affect the
status of Krsna consciousness. It is not that the miseries of the material
world completely vanish when one takes to Krsna consciousness, but for
one who is Krsna conscious the miseries of material existence have no
effect. We cannot stop the miseries of the material atmosphere, but Krsna
consciousness is the antiseptic method to protect us from being affected
by the miseries of material existence. For a Krsna conscious person, both
living in heaven and living in hell are equal. How Svayambhuva Manu
created an atmosphere wherein he was not affected by material miseries is
explained in the following verses.

TEXT 33
TAT: AH: SARL FAAS: |
ARIAT: Tah: ATs: |
TYNTATAA EAT TT ETS MT 113211

sabharyah saprajah kaman
bubhuje ‘nyavirodhatah

sangiyamana-sat-kirtih
sastribhih sura-gayakaih
