1384 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 32

trai-vargikah—interested in the three elevating processes; te—those;
purusah— persons; vimukhah—not interested; hari-medhasah—of Lord Hari;
kathayam—in the pastimes; kathantya—worth chanting of; uru-vikramasya
whose excellent prowess; madhu-dvisah—the killer of the Madhu demon.

TRANSLATION

Such persons are called trai-vargika because they are interested in the
three elevating processes. They are averse to the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, who can give relief to the conditioned soul. They are not
interested in the Supreme Personality’s pastimes, which are worth hearing
because of His transcendental prowess.

PURPORT

According to Vedic thought, there are four elevating principles, namely
religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation. Per-
sons who are simply interested in material enjoyment make plans to execute
prescribed duties. They are interested in the three elevating processes of
religious rituals, economic elevation and sense enjoyment. By developing
their economic condition, they can enjoy material life. Materialistic
persons, therefore, are interested in those elevating processes, which are
called trai-vargika. Trai means three; vargika means elevating processes.
Such materialistic persons are never attracted by the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. Rather, they are antagonistic towards Him.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is here described as hari-
medhah, or He who can deliver one from the cycle of birth and death.
Materialistic persons are never interested in hearing about the marvelous
pastimes of the Lord. They think that they are fictions and stories and that
the Supreme Godhead is also a man of material nature. They are not fit
for advancing in devotional service or Krsna consciousness. Such material-
istic persons are interested in newspaper stories, novels and imaginary
dramas. The factual activities of the Lord, such as Lord Krgna’s acting in
the Battle of Kuruksetra, or the activities of the Pandavas, or the Lord’s
activities in Vrndavana or Dvaraka, are related in the Bhagavad-gita and
Srimad-Bhagavatam, which are full of the activities of the Lord. But
materialistic persons who engage in elevating their position in the material
world are not interested in such activities of the Lord. They may be in-
terested in the activities of a great politician or a great rich man of this
world, but they are not interested in the transcendental activities of the
Supreme Lord.
