38 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 14

nothing but cheaters in one way or another. The scientists are cheaters
because they present so many bogus things in the name of science. They
propose going to the moon. but actually thev end up cheating the entire
public of large sums of money for their experiments. They cannot do
anything useful. Unless one can find a person transcendental to the four
basic defects. one should not accept advice and become a victim of the
material condition. The best process is to take the advice and instructions
of Sri Krsna or His bona fide representative. In this way one can be
happy in this life and the next.

TEXT 27

HETUAPAA STANT FAT ATs TAA ATTA TeATS-
MBA AAT AAT TMS TTA RETA AATTATITT SMR

adhvany amusminn ima upasargas tatha sukha-duhkha-raga-dvesa-
bhayabhimana-pramadonmadda-soka-moha-lobha-matsaryersyava-
mana-ksut-pipasadhi-vyadhi-janma-jara-maranadayah.

adhvani—on the path of material life: amusmin—on that: ime—all
these; upasargah—eternal difficulties: tatha —so much also: sukha —so-
called happiness: duhkha—unhappiness: réga—attachment: dvesa—
hate: bhaya—fear: abhimadna—false prestige: pramdda—illusion; un-
mada—madness: soka—lamentation: moha—bewilderment: lobha—
greed: matsarya—envy: irsya—enmity: avamana—insult: ksut—
hunger: pipasaé—thirst: a@dhi—tribulations: vyadhi—disease: janma—
birth: jara—old age: marana—death: ddayah—and so on.

TRANSLATION

In this materialistic life, there are many difficulties, as I have
just mentioned, and all of these are insurmountable. In addition,
there are difficulties arising from so-called happiness, distress, at-
tachment, hate, fear, false prestige, illusion, madness, lamenta-
tion, bewilderment, greed, envy, enmity, insult, hunger, thirst,
tribulation, disease, birth, old age and death. All these combine
