Text 4] Lord Rsabhadeva’s Teachings 169
not; priti-yuktah—very attached; yavat-arthah—who live by collecting
only as much as required; ca—and: loke—in the material world.
TRANSLATION

Those who are interested in reviving Krsna consciousness and
increasing their love of Godhead do not like to do anything that is
not related to Krsna. They are not interested in mingling with
people who are busy maintaining their bodies, eating, sleeping,
mating and defending. They are not attached to their homes,
although they may be householders. Nor are they attached to
wives, children, friends or wealth. At the same time, they are not
indifferent to the execution of their duties. Such people are in-
terested in collecting only enough money to keep the body and
soul together.

PURPORT

Whether he is an impersonalist or a devotee, one who is actually in-
terested in advancing spiritually should not mingle with those who are
simply interested in maintaining the body by means of the so-called ad-
vancement of civilization. Those who are interested in spiritual life
should not be attached to homely comforts in the company of wife.
children, friends and so forth. Even if one is a grhastha and has to earn
his livelihood, he should be satisfied by collecting only enough money to
maintain body and soul together. One should not have more than that nor
less than that. As indicated herein, a householder should endeavor to
earn money for the execution of bhakti-yoga—sravanam kirtanam
visnoh smaranam pdda-sevanam/ arcanam vandanam dasyam sakhyam
atma-nivedanam. A householder should lead such a life that he gets full
opportunity to hear and chant. He should worship the Deity at home. ob-
serve festivals, invite friends in and give them prasdda. A householder
should earn money for this purpose, not for sense gratification.

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