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TEXT 12
jahyad yad-arthe svan pranan
hanyad va pitaram gurum
tasyam svatvam striyam jahyad
yas tena hy ajito jitah
SYNONYMS
jahyatone may give up; yat-arthefor whom; svanones own; prananlife; hanyatone may kill; vaor; pitaramthe father; gurumthe teacher or spiritual master; tasyamunto her; svatvamownership; striyamunto the wife; jahyatone must give up; yahone who (the Supreme Personality of Godhead); tenaby him; hiindeed; ajitahcannot be conquered; jitahconquered.
TRANSLATION
One so seriously considers ones wife to be his own that he sometimes kills himself for her or kills others, including even his parents or his spiritual master or teacher. Therefore if one can give up his attachment to such a wife, he conquers the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is never conquered by anyone.
PURPORT
Every husband is too much attached to his wife. Therefore, to give up ones connection with his wife is extremely difficult, but if one can somehow or other give it up for the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, then the Lord Himself, although not able to be conquered by anyone, comes very much under the control of the devotee. And if the Lord is pleased with a devotee, what is there that is unobtainable? Why should one not give up his affection for his wife and children and take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Where is the loss of anything material? Householder life means attachment for ones wife, whereas sannyasa means detachment from ones wife and attachment to Krsna.
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