Text 37] The Forest of Enjoyment 33
others unfairly. When he cannot get the things he wants, he
simply receives insults from others and thus becomes very morose.
PURPORT

It is said that necessity knows no law. When the conditioned soul needs
money to acquire life’s bare necessities, he adopts any means. He begs,
borrows or steals. Instead of receiving these things. he is insulted and
chastised. Unless one is very well organized, one cannot accumulate
riches by unfair means. Even if one acquires riches by unfair means, he
cannot avoid punishment and insult from the government or the general
populace. There are many instances of important people's embezzling
money, getting caught and being put in prison. One may be able to avoid
the punishment of prison, but one cannot avoid the punishment df the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who works through the agency of
material nature. This is described in Bhagavad-gita (7.14): daivi hy esa
gunamayi mama maya duratyayd. Nature is very cruel. She does not
excuse anyone. When people do not care for nature, they commit all
kinds of sinful activities, and consequently they have to suffer.

TEXT 37

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evam vitta-vyatisanga-vivrddha-vairanubandho ’pi piirva-vdsanaya
mitha udvahaty athapavahati.

evam—in this way; vitta-vyatisanga—because of monetary transac-
tions; vivrddha—increased: vaira-anubandhah—having relationships
of enmity; api—although; pirva-vdsanayad—by the fructifying results
of previous impious activities; mithah—with each other; udvahati—
become united by means of the marriage of sons and daughters: atha—
thereafter: apavahati—they give up the marriage or get a divorce.

TRANSLATION

Although people may be enemies, in order to fulfill their desires

again and again, they sometimes get married. Unfortunately, these
