62 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 1
ca—also; anaghah—O sinless inhabitants of Vaikuntha; karindm—of
the fruitive workers; guna-sarigah—contamination of the three modes
of nature; asti—there is; deha-van—anyone who has accepted this ma-
terial body; na—not; hi—indeed; akarma-krt—without performing
action.
TRANSLATION
O inhabitants of Vaikuntha, you are sinless, but those within
this material world are all karmis, whether acting piously or im-
piously. Both kinds of action are possible for them because they
are contaminated by the three modes of nature and must act ac-
cordingly. One who has accepted a material body cannot be inac-
tive, and sinful action is inevitable for one acting under the modes
of material nature. Therefore all the living entities within this ma-
terial world are punishable.
PURPORT
The difference between human beings and non-human beings is that a
human is supposed to act according to the direction of the Vedas. Unfor-
tunately, men manufacture their own ways of acting, without reference
to the Vedas. Therefore all of them commit sinful actions and are
punishable.
TEXT 45
Fl Wary TATA wat Ae Are: |
TTT Techs YS TM TATA F veal!
yena yavan yathadharmo
dharmo veha samihitah
sa eva tat-phalam bhunkte
tatha tavad amutra vai
yena—by which person; yavan—to which extent; yatha—in which
manner; adharmah—irreligious activities; dharmah—religious ac-
tivities; va—or; iha—in this life; samihitah—performed; sah—that
person; eva—indeed; tat-phalam—the particular result of that;
