Canto 5: The Creative ImpetusChapter 14: The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.14.34

kvacic chīta-vātādy-aneka-daivika-bhautikātmīyānāḿ duḥkhānāḿ pratinivāraṇe 'kalpo duranta-viṣaya-viṣaṇṇa āste

SYNONYMS

kvacit — sometimes; śīta-vāta-ādi — such as extreme cold or wind; aneka — many; daivika — offered by the demigods or powers beyond our control; bhautika — offered by other living entities; ātmīyānām — offered by the conditioned material body and mind; duḥkhānām — the many miseries; pratinivāraṇein counteracting; akalpaḥ — being unable; duranta — insurmountable; viṣaya — from connection with sense gratification; viṣaṇṇaḥ — morose; āstehe remains.

TRANSLATION

The conditioned soul suffers many miserable bodily conditions, such as being affected by severe cold and strong winds. He also suffers due to the activities of other living beings and due to natural disturbances. When he is unable to counteract them and has to remain in a miserable condition, he naturally becomes very morose because he wants to enjoy material facilities.

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