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TEXT 28
pumsas tri-vargo vihitah
suhrdo hy anubhavitah
na tesu klisyamanesu
tri-vargo rthaya kalpate
SYNONYMS
pumsahof a person; tri-vargahthe three aims of life (religion, economic development and sense gratification); vihitahenjoined according to Vedic ritualistic ceremonies; suhrdahtoward relatives and friends; hiindeed; anubhavitahwhen they are properly in line; nanot; tesuin them; klisyamanesuif they are actually in any difficulty; tri-vargahthese three aims of life; arthayafor any purpose; kalpatedoes become so.
TRANSLATION
When ones friends and relatives are properly situated, ones religion, economic development and sense gratification, as described in the Vedic literatures, are beneficial. Otherwise, if ones friends and relatives are in distress, these three cannot offer any happiness.
PURPORT
Vasudeva regretfully informed Nanda Maharaja that although he had his wife and children, he could not properly discharge his duty of maintaining them and was therefore unhappy.
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