894 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 22
nisnatam yogamayasu
munim svayambhuvam manum
yad abhramsayitum bhoga
na Sekur bhagavat-param

nisnatam—absorbed; yoga-maydasu—in temporary enjoyment; munim—
who was equal to a saint; suvayambhuvam—Svayambhuva; manum—Manu;
yat—from which; abhramsayitum—to cause to deviate; bhogah—material
enjoyments; na—not; sekuh—were able; bhagavat-param—who was a great
devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Thus Svayambhuva Manu was a saintly king. Although absorbed in
material happiness, he was not dragged to the lowest grade of life, for he
always enjoyed his material happiness in a Krsna conscious atmosphere.

PURPORT

The kingly happiness of material enjoyment generally drags one to the
lowest grade of life, namely degradation to animal life, because of un-
restricted sense enjoyment. But Svayambhuva Manu was considered as
good as a saintly sage because the atmosphere created in his kingdom and
home was completely Krsna conscious. The case is similar with the
conditioned souls in general; they have come into this material life for
sense gratification, but if they are able to create a Krsna conscious
atmosphere, as depicted here or as prescribed in revealed scriptures, by
temple worship and household Deity worship, then in spite of their
material enjoyment they can make advancement in pure Krsna conscious-
ness without a doubt. At the present moment, modern civilization is too
much attached to the material way of life, or sense gratification. There-
fore, the Krsna consciousness movement can give the people in general the
best opportunity to utilize their human life in the midst of material
enjoyment. Krsna consciousness does not stop them in their propensity
for material enjoyment, but simply regulates their habits in the life of
sense enjoyment. In spite of their enjoying the material advantages, they
can be liberated in this very life by practicing Krsna consciousness by the
simple method of chanting the holy names of the Lord—Hare Krsna, Hare
Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama,
Hare Hare.
