212 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 16

TRANSLATION

O most gentle one, I wonder whether anything inauspicious has
now taken place in regard to religious principles, the brahmanas
or the people in general, who are subject to the whims of death.

PURPORT

There are prescribed duties for all the inhabitants of this material
world, especially for the brahmanas but also for the people in general,
who are subject to the whims of death. KaSyapa Muni wondered whether
the regulative principles, which are meant for the well-being of every-
one, had been disobeyed. He accordingly continued his inquiries for

seven verses.

TEXT 5

aft agaé ffac gey aenfate |
TATA BTA AT Te TAHA Ut I

api vakusalam kircid
grhesu grha-medhini

dharmasyarthasya kimasya
yatra yogo hy ayoginam

api—I am wondering; vd—either; akusalam—inauspiciousness;
kificit—some; grhesu—at home; grha-medhini—O my wife, who are at-
tached to household life; dharmasya—of the principles of religion;
arthasya—of the economic condition; kamasya—of satisfaction of
desires; yatra—at home; yogah—the result of meditation; hi—indeed;
ayoginam—even of those who are not transcendentalists.

TRANSLATION

O my wife, who are very much attached to household life, if the
principles of religion, economic development and satisfaction of
the senses are properly followed in household life, one’s activities
are as good as those of a transcendentalist. I wonder whether there
have been any discrepancies in following these principles.
