TEXT 6
asamsaktah sarire sminn
amunotpadite grhe
apatye dravine vapi
kah kuryan mamatam budhah
SYNONYMS
asamsaktahbeing unattached; sarireto the body; asminthis; amunaby such a bodily conception; utpaditeproduced; grhehouse; apatyechildren; dravinewealth; vaor; apialso; kahwho; kuryatwould do; mamatamaffinity; budhahlearned person.
TRANSLATION
How can a highly learned person who has absolutely no affinity for the bodily conception of life be affected by the bodily conception in regard to house, children, wealth and similar other bodily productions?
PURPORT
The Vedic ritualistic ceremonies are certainly meant to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Visnu. However, by such activities one does not factually satisfy the Lord. Rather, with the sanction of the Lord, one tries to satisfy ones own senses. In other words, materialists, who are especially interested in sense gratification, are given permission or license to enjoy sense gratification by executing the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies. That is called traigunya-visaya vedah. The Vedic performances are based on the three modes of material nature. Those who are elevated above the material condition are not at all interested in such Vedic performances. Rather, they are interested in the higher duties of transcendental loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such devotional service is called nistraigunya. Devotional service to the Lord has nothing to do with the material conception of bodily comfort.

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