Text 23] The Forest of Enjoyment 33

deed, he commits abominable acts that cause him to suffer both in this
life and in the next. Consequently illicit sex must be stopped by those
who are spiritually inclined or who are on the path of spiritual realiza-
tion. Many devotees fall down due to illicit sex. They may steal money
and even fall down from the highly honored renounced order. Then for a
livelihood they accept menial services and become beggars. It is therefore
said in the Sdstras, yan maithunddi-grhamedhi-sukham hi tuccham:
materialism is based on sex, whether licit or illicit. Sex is full of dangers
even for those who are addicted to household life. Whether one has a
license for sex or not, there is great trouble. Bahu-duhkha-bhak: after
one indulges in sex, many volumes of miseries ensue. One suffers more
and more in material life. A miserly person cannot properly utilize the
wealth he has, and similarly a materialistic person misuses the human
form. Instead of using it for spiritual emancipation, he uses the body for
sense gratification. Therefore he is called a miser.

TEXT 23

Ty TUTTI Reatferera: dawraqgertea 1231

atha ca tasmad ubhayathapi hi karmaésminn dtmanah samsaéravapanam

uddaharanti.

atha—now; ca—and; tasmat—because of this; ubhayatha api—both
in this life and in the next; hi—undoubtedly: karma—fruitive ac-
tivities; asmin—on this path of sense enjoyment: atmanah—of the liv-
ing entity; samsdra—of material life: advapanam—the cultivation
ground or source: uddharanti—the authorities of the Vedas say.

TRANSLATION

Learned scholars and transcendentalists therefore condemn the
materialistic path of fruitive activity because it is the original
source and breeding ground of material miseries, both in this life
and in the next.

PURPORT

Not knowing the value of life. karmis create situations whereby they
suffer in this life and the next. Unfortunately. karmis are very attached
