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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.84.61
SYNONYMS
śrī-vasudevah uvāca — Śrī Vasudeva said; bhrātah — O brother; īśa — by the Supreme Lord; kritah — made; pāśah — the noose; nrinām — of men; yah — which; sneha — affection; samjñitah — named; tam — it; dustyajam — difficult to free oneself from; aham — I; manye — think; śūrānām — for heroes; api — even; yoginām — and for yogīs.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Vasudeva said: My dear brother, God Himself has tied the knot called affection, which tightly binds human beings together. It seems to me that even great heroes and mystics find it very difficult to free themselves from it.
PURPORT
Heroic leaders of men try to transcend their petty attachments by force of will, while introspective yogīs pursue knowledge for the same purpose. But the Lord's illusory energy, Māyā, is much stronger than any conditioned soul. Only by taking shelter of Krishna, the Lord of Māyā, can one become immune to her influence.
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