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somehow or other give it up for the service of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, then the Lord Himself, although not able to be conquered by
anyone, comes very much under the control of the devotee. And if the
Lord is pleased with a devotee, what is there that is unobtainable? Why
should one not give up his affection for his wife and children and take
shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Where is the loss of any-
thing material? Householder life means attachment for one’s wife,
whereas sannydsa means detachment from one’s wife and attachment to

Krsna.

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krmi-vid-bhasma-nisthantam
kvedam tuccham kalevaram

kva tadiya-ratir bharya
kvdyam atma nabhas-chadih

krmi—insects, germs; vit—stool; bhasma—ashes; nistha—attach-
ment; antam—at the end; kva—what is; idam—this (body); tuccham—
very insignificant; kalevaram—material tabernacle; kva—what is that;
tadiya-ratih—attraction for that body; bharya—wife; kva ayam—what
is the value of this body; atma—the Supreme Soul; nabhah-chadih—
all-pervading like the sky.

TRANSLATION

Through proper deliberation, one should give up attraction to
his wife’s body because that body will ultimately be transformed
into small insects, stool or ashes. What is the value of this insignifi-
cant body? How much greater is the Supreme Being, who is all-
pervading like the sky?

PURPORT

Here also, the same point is stressed: one should give up attachment
for his wife—or, in other words, for sex life. If one is intelligent, he can
