Text 44] Prahlada Pacifies the Lord with Prayers 259

been described as vimiidha—first-class fools. As for Prahlada Maharaja,
he was not at all unhappy, for although he was in the material world, he
was full of Krsna consciousness. Those who are Krsna conscious, trying
to serve the Lord, are not unhappy, whereas one who has no assets in
Krsna consciousness and is struggling for existence is not only foolish
but extremely unhappy also. Prahlada Maharaja was happy and unhappy
simultaneously. He felt happiness and transcendental bliss because of his
being Krsna conscious, yet he felt great unhappiness for the fools and
rascals who make elaborate plans to be happy in this material world.

TEXT 44

MAN Te FAI: Barna
ae aaa at a TNT: |
aaraers SIME Ta
AGATA YU AAASATA IVI!

prayena deva munayah sva-vimukti-kama
maunam caranti vijane na parartha-nisthah
naitdn vihdya krpanadn vimumuksa eko
ndnyam tvad asya saranam bhramato ’nupasye

prayena—generally, in almost all cases; deva—O my Lord;
munayah—the great saintly persons; sva—personal, own; vimukti-
kamah—ambitious for liberation from this material world; maunam—
silently; caranti—they wander (in places like the Himalayan forests,
where they have no touch with the activities of the materialists) ;
vyane—in solitary places; na—not; para-artha-nisthah—interested in
working for others by giving them the benefit of the Krsna consciousness
movement, by enlightening them with Krsna consciousness; na—not;
etan—these; vihdya—leaving aside; krpandn—fools and _ rascals
(engaged in materialistic activity who do not know the benefit of the
human form of life); vimumukse—I desire to be liberated and to return
home, back to Godhead; ekah—alone; na—not; anyam—other; tvat—
but for You; asya—of this; saranam—shelter; bhramatah—of the liv-
ing entity rotating and wandering throughout the material universes;
anupasye—do | see.
