898 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 22

ing to other living beings; ca—and; katham—how,; klesah— miseries; badhante
~—can trouble; hari-samsrayam—one who has taken shelter of Lord Krsna.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, O Vidura, how can persons completely under the shelter of
Lord Krsna in devotional service be put into miseries pertaining to the
body, the mind, nature, and other men and living creatures?

PURPORT

Every living entity within this material world is always afflicted by
some kind of miseries, pertaining either to the body, the mind, or natural
disturbances. Distresses due to cold in winter and severe heat in summer
always inflict miseries on the living entities in this material world, but one
who has completely taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord in Krgna
consciousness is in the transcendental stage; he is not disturbed by any
miseries, either due to the body, the mind, or natural disturbances of
summer and winter. He is transcendental to all these miseries.

TEXT 38

43 Tel gah: oe TAPAS |

In antera a aayatea: AAT Rc!

yah prsto munibhih praha
dharman nana-vidhdac chubhan

nrnam varndsramanam ca
sarva-bhita-hitah sada

yah—who; prstah—being questioned; munibhih—by the sages; praha—
spoke; dharman—the duties; ndnd-vidhan—many varieties; subhdn—auspi-
cious; nrnam—of human society; varna-dsramadnam—of the varnas and
asramas; ca—and; sarva-bhiita—for all living beings; hitah—who does wel-
fare; sada—always.

TRANSLATION

In reply to questions asked by certain sages, he [Svayambhuva Manu],
out of compassion for all living entities, taught the diverse sacred duties of
men in general and the different varnas and asramas.
