314 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 5
neha krpané bahu-duhkha-bhajah). Under the circumstances, unless
one gets the association of a devotee like Narada Muni or his servant in
the disciplic succession, one’s dormant spirit of renunciation cannot be
awakened. It is not a fact that because material enjoyment involves so
many painful conditions one will automatically become detached. One
needs the blessings of a devotee like Narada Muni. Then one can
renounce his attachment for the material world. The young boys and
girls of the Krsna consciousness movement have given up the spirit of
material enjoyment not because of practice but by the mercy of Lord Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu and His servants.
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qa BATA ANAT WaAIanz |
° y
eaarata gag fated aa affaq ee
yan nas tvam karma-sandhanam
sadhiinam grhamedhinam
krtavan asi durmarsam
vipriyam tava marsitam
yat—which; nah—unto us; tuam—you; karma-sandhanam—who
strictly follow the fruitive ritualistic ceremonies according to Vedic
injunctions; sddhinadm—who are honest (because we honestly seek
elevated social standards and bodily comfort); grha-medhinam—
although situated with a wife and children; krtavan asi—have created;
durmarsam—unbearable; vipriyam—wrong; tava—your; marsitam—
forgiven.
TRANSLATION
Although I live in household life with my wife and children, I

honestly follow the Vedic injunctions by engaging in fruitive
activities to enjoy life without sinful reactions. I have performed
all kinds of yajiias, including the deva-yajiia, rsi-yajiia, pitr-yajna
and nr-yajna. Because these yajfias are called vratas [vows], I am
