Text 41] The Characteristics of King Purafijana 1183

sages, saintly persons and everyone else. A householder life is thus
beneficial.

PURPORT

According to the Vedic system, when one is born in this material world
he has many obligations. He has obligations to the demigods—the demigods
of the sun and moon, King Indra, Varuna, etc.—because they are supplying
the necessities of life. We receive heat, light, water and all other natural
amenities through the mercy of the demigods. We are also indebted to our
forefathers who have given us these bodies, paternal property, intelligence,
society, friendship and love. Similarly, we are indebted to the general
public for politics and sociology, and we are also indebted to lower animals
such as horses, cows, asses, dogs and cats. In this way, as soon as one is born
in this material world as a human being, he has so many obligations and is
bound to repay all these obligations. If he does not repay them, he is
further entangled in the process of birth and death. The grhamedhi,
however, who is overly addicted to material things, does not know that
if he simply takes shelter at the lotus feet of Mukunda, he is
immediately freed from all obligations to others. Unfortunately a
grhamedhi does not have any interest in Krsna consciousness. Prahlada
Maharaja says: matir na krsne paratah svato va mitho ’bhipadyeta grha-
vratanadm (Bhag. 7.5.30). A grhavrata is the same as a grhamedhi. One who
takes sex life to be supreme finds action in Krsna consciousness confusing.
Either due to his own personal consideration, or due to his having taken
instructions from others or conferring with them, he becomes addicted
to sexual indulgence and cannot act in Krsna consciousness.

TEXT 41

al at aR Frend aad Rraqeaq |
a site rat amd areat Tee Taq 11821!

kd nama vira vikhyatam
vadanyam priya-darsanam

na urnita priyam praptam
mddrsi tvadrsam patim

ka—who; na@ma—indeed; vira—my dear hero; vikhyatam—famous;
vadanyam—magnanimous; priya-darsanam—beautiful; na—not; vrnita—
would accept; priyam—easily; praptam—gotten; ma-drsi—like me; tva-
drsam—like you; patim—husband.
