Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.13.19

atah kathañcit sa vimukta āpadah

punaś ca sārtham praviśaty arindama

adhvany amushminn ajayā niveśito

bhramañ jano 'dyāpi na veda kaścana

SYNONYMS

atah — from this; kathañcit — somehow; sah — he; vimuktah — liberated; āpadah — from the danger; punah ca — again; sa-artham — taking interest in that life; praviśati — begins; arim-dama — O King, killer of the enemies; adhvani — on the path of enjoyment; amushmin — that; ajayā — by the influence of the illusory energy; niveśitah — being absorbed; bhraman — traveling; janah — the conditioned soul; adya api — even up to death; na veda — does not understand; kaścana — anything.

TRANSLATION

O killer of enemies, Mahārāja Rahūgana, if the conditioned soul somehow or other gets out of his dangerous position, he again returns to his home to enjoy sex life, for that is the way of attachment. Thus, under the spell of the Lord's material energy, he continues to loiter in the forest of material existence. He does not discover his real interest even at the point of death.

PURPORT

This is the way of material life. When one is captured by sexual attraction, he becomes implicated in so many ways and cannot understand the real aim of life. Therefore Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.31) says, na te viduh svārtha-gatim hi vishnum: generally people do not understand the ultimate goal of life. As stated in the Vedas, om tad vishnoh paramam padam sadā paśyanti sūrayah: those who are spiritually advanced simply look to the lotus feet of Vishnu. The conditioned soul. however, not being interested in reviving his relationship with Vishnu, becomes captivated by material activities and remains in everlasting bondage, being misled by so-called leaders.

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