Text 32] Prahlada, the Saintly Son of Hiranyakasipu 271
mahiyasam pdada-rajo-’bhisekam
niskificandnam na vrnita yavat

na—not; esdm—of these; matih—the consciousness; td@vat—that
long; urukrama-arighrim—the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, who is famous for performing uncommon activities; sprsati—
does touch; anartha—of unwanted things; apagamah—the disap-
pearance; yat—of which; arthah—the purpose; mahiyasim—of the
great souls (the mahatmas, or devotees); pada-rajah—by the dust of the
lotus feet; abhisekam—consecration; niskificanadnadm—of devotees who
have nothing to do with this material world; na—not; vrnita—may ac-
cept; yavat—as long as.

TRANSLATION

Unless they smear upon their bodies the dust of the lotus feet of
a Vaisnava completely freed from material contamination, persons
very much inclined toward materialistic life cannot be attached to
the lotus feet of the Lord, who is glorified for His uncommon ac-
tivities. Only by becoming Krsna conscious and taking shelter at
the lotus feet of the Lord in this way can one be freed from ma-
terial contamination.

PURPORT

Becoming Krsna conscious brings about anartha-apagamah, the
disappearance of all anarthas, the miserable conditions we have unneces-
sarily accepted. The material body is the basic principle of these un-
wanted miserable conditions. The entire Vedic civilization is meant to
relieve one from these unwanted miseries, but persons bound by the laws
of nature do not know the destination of life. As described in the pre-
vious verse, isa-tantryam uru-damni baddhah: they are conditioned by
the three strong modes of material nature. The education that keeps the
conditioned soul bound life after life is called materialistic education.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has explained that materialistic education
expands the influence of maya. Such an education induces the condi-
tioned soul to be increasingly attracted to materialistic life and to stray
further and further away from liberation from unwanted miseries.
