TEXT 7
daivena te hata-dhiyo bhavatah prasangat
sarvasubhopasamanad vimukhendriya ye
kurvanti kama-sukha-lesa-lavaya dina
lobhabhibhuta-manaso kusalani sasvat
SYNONYMS
daivenaby fate of misfortune; tethey; hata-dhiyahbereft of memory; bhavatahof You; prasangatfrom the topics; sarvaall; asubhainauspiciousness; upasamanatcurbing down; vimukhaturned against; indriyahsenses; yethose; kurvantiact; kamasense gratification; sukhahappiness; lesabrief; lavayafor a moment only; dinahpoor fellows; lobha-abhibhutaoverwhelmed by greed; manasahof one whose mind; akusalaniinauspicious activities; sasvatalways.
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, persons who are bereft of the all-auspicious performance of chanting and hearing about Your transcendental activities are certainly unfortunate and are also bereft of good sense. They engage in inauspicious activities, enjoying sense gratification for a very little while.
PURPORT
The next question is why people are against such auspicious activities as chanting and hearing the glories and pastimes of the Lord, which can bring total freedom from the cares and anxieties of material existence. The only answer to this question is that they are unfortunate because of supernatural control due to their offensive activities performed simply for the sake of sense gratification. The Lords pure devotees, however, take compassion upon such unfortunate persons and, in a missionary spirit, try to persuade them into the line of devotional service. Only by the grace of pure devotees can such unfortunate men be elevated to the position of transcendental service.

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