244 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 19

situated.”” (Bg. 9.30) The only purpose of life is to be fully absorbed in
thoughts of Krsna and His form, pastimes, activities and qualities. If one
is able to think of Krsna in this way, twenty-four hours a day, he is
already liberated (svariipena vyavasthitih). Whereas materialists are ab-
sorbed in material thoughts and activities, devotees, on the contrary, are
always absorbed in thoughts of Krsna and Krsna’s activities. Therefore
they are already on the platform of liberation. One has to think of Krsna
with full absorption at the time of death. Then he will certainly return
home, back to Godhead, without a doubt.

TEXT 14

TREAT RATTIZ:

aa ay sag faeaa |
aga faa FaeITEMNE

TR Ta: AA TT FAT 28M!

yathaihikamusmika-kéma-lampatah
sutesu daresu dhanesu cintayan
Sanketa vidvan kukalevaratyayad
yas tasya yatnah srama eva kevalam

yatha—as; aihika—in the present life; amusmika—in the expected
future life; kama-lampatah—a person who is very attached to lusty
desires for bodily enjoyment; sutesu—children; daresu—wife;
dhanesu—wealth; cintayan—thinking about; sarketa—is afraid; vid-
van—a person advanced in spiritual knowledge; ku-kalevara—of this
body, which is full of stool and urine; atyayaét—because of loss; yah—
anyone; tasya—his; yatnah—endeavors: sramah—a waste of time and
energy; eva—certainly; kevalam—only.

TRANSLATION

Materialists are generally very attached to their present bodily
comforts and to the bodily comforts they expect in the future.
Therefore they are always absorbed in thoughts of their wives,
children and wealth and are afraid of giving up their bodies, which
