1198 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 25
mam eva ye prapadyante
mayam etam taranti te
“This divine energy of Mine, consisting of the three modes of material
nature, is difficult to overcome. But those who have surrendered unto Me
can easily cross beyond it.” (Bg. 7.14)

Therefore, unless one surrenders completely at the lotus feet of Krsna,
he cannot get out of the entanglement of the three modes of material
nature.

TEXT 56
od aig deen: Sree afadisga: |
afet oqadita «| wataraada 14a
evam karmasu samsaktah
kadmatmé vajicito *budhah
mahisi yad yad iheta
tat tad evanvavartata

evam—thus; karmasu—in fruitive activities; samsaktah—being too much
attached; kdma-dtma—lusty; vaicitah—cheated; abudhah—less intelligent;
mahisi—the Queen; yat yat—whatsoever; iheta—she would desire; tat tat—
all of that; eva—certainly ; anvavartata—he followed.

TRANSLATION

Being thus entangled in different types of mental concoction and
engaged in fruitive activities, King Purafijana came completely under the
control of material intelligence and was thus cheated. Indeed, he used to
fulfill all the desires of his wife, the Queen.

PURPORT

When a living entity is in such bewilderment that he is under the control
of his wife, or material intelligence, he has to satisfy the intelligence of his
so-called wife and act exactly according to her dictates. Various sdstras
advise that for material convenience one should keep his wife always
satisfied by giving her ornaments and by following her instructions. In this
way there will be no trouble in family life. Therefore for one’s own social
benefit, one is advised to keep his wife satisfied. In this way, when one
becomes the servant of his wife, he must act according to the desires of his
