SB 7.15.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

सन्तुष्टः केन वा राजन् न वर्तेतापि वारिणा ।
औपस्थ्यजैह्व्यकार्पण्याद् गृहपालायते जनः ॥ १८ ॥

santustah kena va rajan

na vartetapi varina

aupasthya-jaihvya-karpanyad

grha-palayate janah

santustah-a person who is always self-satisfied; kena-why; va-or; rajan-O King; na-not; varteta-should live (happily); api-even; varina-by drinking water; aupasthya-due to the genitals; jaihvya-and the tongue; karpanyat-because of a wretched or miserly condition; grha-palayate-he becomes exactly like a household dog; janah-such a person.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, a self-satisfied person can be happy even with only drinking water. However, one who is driven by the senses, especially by the tongue and genitals, must accept the position of a household dog to satisfy his senses.

PURPORT

According to the sastras, a brahmana, or a cultured person in Krsna consciousness, will not enter anyone's service to maintain body and soul together, and especially not for satisfaction of the senses. A true brahmana is always satisfied. Even if he has nothing to eat, he can drink a little water and be satisfied. This is only a matter of practice. Unfortunately, however, no one is educated in how to be satisfied in self-realization. As explained above, a devotee is always satisfied because he feels the presence of the Supersoul within his heart and thinks of Him twenty-four hours a day. That is real satisfaction. A devotee is never driven by the dictations of the tongue and genitals, and thus he is never victimized by the laws of material nature.

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