CHAPTER THIRTY- TWO
Entanglement in Fruitive Activities
TEXT 1
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kapila uvaca
atha yo grha-medhiyan
dharman evavasan grhe
kamam artham ca dharman svan
dogdhi bhiiyah piparti tan
kapilah uvaca—Lord Kapila said; atha—now; yah—the person who; grha-
medhiyan—of the householders; dharman—duties; eva—certainly; avasan—
living; grhe—at home; kamam—sense gratification; artham—economic
development; ca—and; dharman-—religious rituals; svan—his; dogdhi—enjoys;
bhiityah—again and again; piparti—performs; tan—them.
TRANSLATION
The Personality of Godhead said: The person who lives in the center of
household life derives material benefits by performing religious rituals, and
thereby he fulfills his desire for economic development and _ sense
gratification. Again and again he acts the same way.
PURPORT
There are two kinds of householders. One is called the grhamedhi, and
the other is called the grhastha. The objective of the grhamedhi is sense
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