tato vidūrāt parihṛtya daityā
tato vidūrāt parihṛtya daityā
daityeṣu saṅgaṁ viṣayātmakeṣu
upeta nārāyaṇam ādi-devaṁ
sa mukta-saṅgair iṣito 'pavargaḥ
O demons! Since no one, at any time, in any place, being helpless, has been able to free himself from family life, this pet animal enjoyed by women who are chains causing rebirth in this world should completely reject the association of demons who are absorbed in material pleasure and surrender to Nārāyaṇa the Supreme Lord. Persons desiring liberation seek that Lord, who gives liberation.
Since no one, even knowing scripture, in any place or time, has been able to free himself from family life, one should surrender to Nārāyaṇa. He is the pet animal for pleasure (vihāra-kṛḍa-mṛgaḥ) of women, who are chains which produce birth (yat nigaḍaḥ visargaḥ). Instead of vihāra another version has vihāram. The word then modifies ātmānam. He cannot free himself, the object of enjoyment for women. The Lord is the cause of freedom from material bondage. Iṣitaḥ stands for iṣṭaḥ (sought).
|| 7.6.19 ||
na hy acyutaṁ prīṇayato
bahv-āyāso 'surātmajāḥ
ātmatvāt sarva-bhūtānāṁ
siddhatvād iha sarvataḥ
O sons of demons! It takes no great endeavor to please the Lord since he is within all beings and since pleasing him is accomplished by many simple means.
It is not a great endeavor to please the Lord by service. One also pleases the family by service. One does not become fatigued in searching for him, since he resides in the heart (ātmatvāt). There is not fatigue in trying to please him, because this is accomplished by all methods (sarvataḥ siddhatvāt), by mental service or by offering physical objects, since the Lord is pleased just by the decision “I will please the Lord.” Or the Lord is pleased by just one of the devotional processes like hearing or chanting.
|| 7.6.20-23 ||
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