428 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 13
yasyadm ime san nara-deva dasyavah
sartham vilumpanti kunéyakam balat
gomayavo yatra haranti sarthikam
pramattam dvisya yathoranam vrkah

yasyGm—in which (in the forest of material existence): ime—these;
sat—six; nara-deva—O King: dasyavah—the plunderers; sa-artham—
the conditioned souls, who are interested in false ideas: vilumpanti—
plunder, regularly taking away all the possessions: ku-ndyakam—who
are always misguided by so-called gurus, or spiritual masters; balat—by
force; gomdayavah—exactly like foxes: yatra—in which forest:
haranti—they take away: sa-arthikam—the conditioned soul who is
seeking material profits to maintain the body and soul; pramattam—who
is a crazy man not knowing his self-interest; dvisya —entering the heart;
yathé—just as; uranam—nicely protected lambs: vrkah—the tigers.

TRANSLATION

O King Rahigana, in this forest of material existence there are
six very powerful plunderers. When the conditioned soul enters
the forest to acquire some material gain, the six plunderers
misguide him. Thus the conditioned merchant does not know how
to spend his money, and it is taken away by these plunderers. Like
tigers, jackals and other ferocious animals in a forest that are ready
to take away a lamb from the custody of its protector, the wife and
children enter the heart of the merchant and plunder him in so
many ways.

PURPORT

In the forest there are many plunderers, dacoits, jackals and tigers.
The jackals are compared to one’s wife and children. In the dead of
night, jackals cry very loudly, and similarly one’s wife and children in
this material world also cry like jackals. The children say, “Father. this is
wanted: give me this. | am your dear son.” Or the wife says. “| am your
dear wife. Please give me this. This is now needed.” In this way one is
plundered by the thieves in the forest. Not knowing the aim of human
life. one is constantly being misguided. The aim of life is Visnu (na te
