Text 8] The Forest of Enjoyment 15

PURPORT

Pariksit Maharaja told Kali-yuga to leave his kingdom immediately
and reside in four places: brothels, liquor shops, slaughterhouses and
gambling casinos. However, Kali-yuga requested him to give him only
one place where these four places are included, and Pariksit Maharaja
gave him the place where gold is stored. Gold encompasses the four
principles of sin, and therefore, according to spiritual life. gold should be
avoided as far as possible. If there is gold, there is certainly illicit sex.
meat-eating, gambling and intoxication. Because people in the Western
world have a great deal of gold, they are victims of these four sins. The
color of gold is very glittering, and a materialistic person becomes very
much attracted by its yellow color. However. this gold is actually a type
of stool. A person with a bad liver generally passes yellow stool. The color
of this stool attracts a materialistic person, just as the will-o'-the-wisp at-
tracts one who needs heat.

TEXT 8

aq | eifafaaradtashordarmesitanitae wert
aarzeafaaea: aenaft sci

atha kadacin nivadsa-paniya-dravinady-anekatmopajivanabhinivesa
etasyam samsaratavyam itas tatah paridhavati.

atha—in this way; kaddcit—sometimes; nivdsa—residence:
paniya—water; dravina—wealth; ddi—and so on: aneka—in various
items; dtma-upajivana—which are considered necessary to maintain
body and soul together: abhinivesah—a person fully absorbed:
etasyam—in this; samsdra-atavyam—the material world, which is like a
great forest; itah tatah—here and there; paridhavati—runs around.

TRANSLATION

Sometimes the conditioned soul is absorbed in finding residen-
tial quarters or apartments and getting a supply of water and riches
to maintain his body. Absorbed in acquiring a variety of
