Text 43] What Prahlada Learned in the Womb 101
according to false ambitions, he thinks he can improve his material con-
ditions by his activities. The Vedas enjoin that one should not try to in-
crease happiness or decrease distress, for this is futile. Tasyaiva hetoh
prayateta kovidah. One should work for self-realization, not for
economic development, which is impossible to improve. Without en-
deavor, one can get the amount of happiness and distress for which he is
destined, and one cannot change this. Therefore, it is better to use one’s
time for advancement in the spiritual life of Krsna consciousness. One
should not waste his valuable life as a human being. It is better to utilize
this life for developing Krsna consciousness, without ambitions for so-
called happiness.
TEXT 43
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kaman kamayate kamyair
yad-artham iha piirusah
sa vai dehas tu parakyo
bhanguro yaty upaiti ca
kaman—things for sense gratification; kamayate—one desires;
kamyaih—by different desirable actions; yat—of which; artham—for
the purpose; iha—in this material world; piirusah—the living entity;
sah—that; vai—indeed; dehah—body; tu—but; pdrakyah—belongs to
others (the dogs, vultures, etc.); bharigurah—perishable; yati—goes
away; upaiti—embraces the spirit soul; ca—and.
TRANSLATION
A living entity desires comfort for his body and makes many
plans for this purpose, but actually the body is the property of
others. Indeed, the perishable body embraces the living entity and
then leaves him aside.
PURPORT
Everyone desires comfort for his body and tries to make a suitable
situation for this purpose, forgetting that the body is meant to be eaten
