Text 7] Purarijana Becomes a Woman in the Next Life 1293
PURPORT
When a person is attacked by the invalidity of old age and is still addicted
to sense gratification, he gradually loses all his personal beauty, intelligence
and good possessions. He thus cannot resist the forceful attack of the
daughter of Time.
TEXT 7
fesiot agit dreaq oft Rarsareas |
TAY TATA TATATCATA II 9 1
visirnam sva-purim viksya
pratikilan andadrtan
putran pautranugamatyan
jayam ca gata-sauhrdam
visirndm—scattered; sva-purim—his own town; viksya—seeing; pratikitlan
—opposing elements; anadrtan—being disrespectful; putran—sons; pautra—
grandsons; anuga— servants; amatydn— ministers; ja yam—wife ; ca—and; gata-
sauhrdam-— indifferent.
TRANSLATION
King Purafijana then saw that everything in his town was scattered and
that his sons, grandsons, servants and ministers were all gradually opposing
him. He also noted that his wife was becoming cold and indifferent.
PURPORT
When one becomes an invalid, his senses and organs are weakened. In
other words, they are no longer under one’s control. The senses and sense
objects then begin to oppose him. When a person is in a distressed condition,
even his family members—his sons, grandsons and wife—become dis-
respectful. They no longer are under the command of the master of the
house. Just as we wish to use our senses for sense gratification, the senses
also require strength from the body in reciprocation. A man keeps a family
for enjoyment, and similarly family members demand enjoyment from the
head of the family. When they do not receive sufficient money from him,
they grow disinterested and ignore his commands or desires. This is all due
to one’s being a krpana (miser). This word krpana, used in the sixth verse,
is in opposition to the word brahmana. In the human form of life one
should become a brahmana, which means that one should understand the
