SB 7.2.49
TEXT 49
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TEXT
अथ नित्यमनित्यं वा नेह शोचन्ति तद्विदः ।
नान्यथा शक्यते कर्तुं स्वभावः शोचतामिति ॥ ४९ ॥ atha nityam anityam va
neha socanti tad-vidaḥ
nanyatha sakyate kartum
sva-bhavaḥ socatam iti
atha-therefore; nityam-the eternal spirit soul; anityam-the temporary material body; va-or; na-not; iha-in this world; socanti-they lament for; tat-vidaḥ-those who are advanced in knowledge of the body and soul; na-not; anyatha-otherwise; sakyate-is able; kartum-to do; sva-bhavaḥ-the nature; socatam-of those prone to lamentation; iti-thus.
TRANSLATION
Those who have full knowledge of self-realization, who know very well that the spirit soul is eternal whereas the body is perishable, are not overwhelmed by lamentation. But persons who lack knowledge of self-realization certainly lament. Therefore it is difficult to educate a person in illusion.
PURPORT
According to the mimamsa philosophers, everything is eternal, nitya, and according to the Sahkhya philosophers everything is mithya, or anitya-impermanent. Nonetheless, without real knowledge of atma, the soul, such philosophers must be bewildered and must continue to lament as sūdras. Srila Sukadeva Gosvami therefore said to Pariksit Maharaja:
srotavyadini rajendra
nrnam santi sahasrasaḥ apasyatam atma-tattvam grhesu grha-medhinam "Those who are materially engrossed, being blind to knowledge of the ultimate truth, have many subjects for hearing in human society, O Emperor." (Bhag. 2.1.2) For ordinary persons engaged in material activities there are many, many subject matters to understand because such persons do not understand self-realization. One must therefore be educated in self-realization so that under any circumstances in life he will remain steady in his vows.
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