TEXT 47
jano budho yam nija-karma-bandhanah
sukhecchaya karma samihate sukham
yat-sevaya tam vidhunoty asan-matim
granthim sa bhindyad dhrdayam sa no guruh
SYNONYMS
janahthe conditioned soul subjected to birth and death; abudhahmost foolish because of accepting the body as the self; ayamhe; nija-karma-bandhanahaccepting different bodily forms as a result of his sinful activities; sukha-icchayadesiring to be happy within this material world; karmafruitive activities; samihateplans; asukhambut it is for distress only; yat-sevayaby rendering service unto whom; tamthe entanglement of karma; vidhunoticlears up; asat-matimthe unclean mentality (accepting the body as the self); granthimhard knot; sahHis Lordship the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhindyatbeing cut off; hrdayamin the core of the heart; sahHe (the Lord); nahour; guruhthe supreme spiritual master.
TRANSLATION
In hopes of becoming happy in this material world, the foolish conditioned soul performs fruitive activities that result only in suffering. But by rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one becomes free from such false desires for happiness. May my supreme spiritual master cut the knot of false desires from the core of my heart.
PURPORT
For material happiness, the conditioned soul involves himself in fruitive activities, which actually put him into material distress. Because the conditioned soul does not know this, he is said to be in avidya, or ignorance. Because of a false hope for happiness, the conditioned soul becomes involved in various plans for material activity. Here Maharaja Satyavrata prays that the Lord sever this hard knot of false happiness and thus become his supreme spiritual master.

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