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TEXT 6
evam sva-tanuja atmany anuragavesita-cittah saucadhyayana-vrata-niyama-gurv-anala-susrusanady-aupakurvanaka-karmany anabhiyuktany api samanusistena bhavyam ity asad-agrahah putram anusasya svayam tavad anadhigata-manorathah kalenapramattena svayam grha eva pramatta upasamhrtah.
SYNONYMS
evamthus; svaown; tanu-jein his son, Jada Bharata; atmaniwhom he considered to be himself; anuraga-avesita-cittahthe brahmana who was absorbed in love for his son; saucacleanliness; adhyayanastudy of Vedic literature; vrataaccepting all the vows; niyamaregulative principles; guruof the spiritual master; analaof the fire; susrusana-adithe service, etc.; aupakurvanakaof the brahmacarya-asrama; karmaniall the activities; anabhiyuktani apialthough not liked by his son; samanusistenafully instructed; bhavyamshould be; itithus; asat-agrahahhaving unsuitable obstinacy; putramhis son; anusasyainstructing; svayamhimself; tavatin that way; anadhigata-manorathahnot having fulfilled his desires; kalenaby the influence of time; apramattenawhich is not forgetful; svayamhe himself; grheto his home; evacertainly; pramattahbeing madly attached; upasamhrtahdied.
TRANSLATION
The brahmana father of Jada Bharata considered his son his heart and soul, and therefore he was very much attached to him. He thought it wise to educate his son properly, and being absorbed in this unsuccessful endeavor, he tried to teach his son the rules and regulations of brahmacaryaincluding the execution of the Vedic vows, cleanliness, study of the Vedas, the regulative methods, service to the spiritual master and the method of offering a fire sacrifice. He tried his best to teach his son in this way, but all his endeavors failed. In his heart he hoped that his son would be a learned scholar, but all his attempts were unsuccessful. Like everyone, this brahmana was attached to his home, and he had forgotten that someday he would die. Death, however, was not forgetful. At the proper time, death appeared and took him away.
PURPORT
Those too attached to family life, who forget that death comes in the future to take them away, become attached and unable to finish their duty as human beings. The duty of human life is to solve all the problems of life, but instead people remain attached to family affairs and duties. Although they forget death, death will not forget them. Suddenly they will be kicked off the platform of a peaceful family life. One may forget that he has to die, but death never forgets. Death comes always at the right time. The brahmana father of Jada Bharata wanted to teach his son the process of brahmacarya, but he was unsuccessful due to his sons unwillingness to undergo the process of Vedic advancement. Jada Bharata was simply concerned with returning home, back to Godhead, by executing devotional service through sravanam kirtanam visnoh [SB 7.5.23]. He did not care for the Vedic instructions of his father. When one is fully interested in the service of the Lord, he does not need to follow all the regulative principles enunciated in the Vedas. Of course, for an ordinary man, the Vedic principles are imperative. No one can avoid them. But when one has attained the perfection of devotional service, it is not very important to follow the Vedic principles. Lord Krsna advised Arjuna to ascend to the platform of nistraigunya, the transcendental position above the Vedic principles.
The Vedas mainly deal with the subject of the three modes of material nature. Rise above these modes, O Arjuna. Be transcendental to all of them. Be free from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, and be established in the Self. (Bg. 2.45)
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