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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.29.41

एतैरुपद्रुतो नित्यं जीवलोक: स्वभावजै: । न करोति हरेर्नूनं कथामृतनिधौ रतिम् ॥ ४१ ॥
etair upadruto nityaṁ
[etair upadruto nityam]
jīva-lokaḥ svabhāvajaiḥ
[jeeva-lokah svabhaavajaih]
na karoti harer nūnaṁ
[na karoti harer noonam]
kathāmṛta-nidhau ratim
[kathaamrita-nidhau ratim]
Word-for-word
etaiḥ — by these upadrutaḥ — disturbed nityam — always jīva-lokaḥ — the conditioned soul in the material world sva-bhāva-jaiḥ — natural na karoti — does not do hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead nūnam — certainly kathā — of the words amṛta — of nectar nidhau — in the ocean ratim — attachment.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etair upadruto nityaṁ
etaiḥ
by these
upadrutaḥ
disturbed
nityam
always
jīva-lokaḥ svabhāvajaiḥ
jīva-lokaḥ
the conditioned soul in the material world
sva-bhāva-jaiḥ
natural
na karoti harer nūnaṁ
na karoti
does not do
hareḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
nūnam
certainly
kathāmṛta-nidhau ratim
kathā
of the words
amṛta
of nectar
nidhau
in the ocean
ratim
attachment.
Because the conditioned soul is always disturbed by the bodily necessities such as hunger and thirst, he has very little time to cultivate attachment to hearing the nectarean words of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Purport

Unless one is associated with devotees, he cannot cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Nirjana-bhajana, cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness in a solitary place, is not possible for the neophyte, for he will be disturbed by the bodily necessities — eating, sleeping, mating and defending. Being so disturbed, one cannot cultivate Kṛṣṇa consciousness. We therefore see that devotees known as sahajiyā, who make everything very easy, do not associate with advanced devotees. Such persons, in the name of devotional activities, are addicted to all kinds of sinful acts — illicit sex, intoxication, gambling and meat-eating. There are many so-called devotees passing themselves off as devotees while engaging in these sinful activities. In other words, one who is influenced by sinful activity cannot be accepted as a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. A person addicted to sinful life cannot develop Kṛṣṇa consciousness, as indicated in this verse.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Those who are constantly disturbed by habitual hunger, thirst, fear, lamentation and illusion can never develop attraction for the ocean of nectar of topics concerning the Lord. Bhakti will rarely blossom in those afflicted by hunger, thirst and fear, because they lack absorption in the rasa, caused by habitual lack of enthusiasm for thinking about topics of the Lord, due to lack of devotee association.
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Personal Guidance
Conditioned by hunger and thirst, the soul has little time to cultivate attachment to hearing about the Lord. Bodily basics consume the very time that would liberate; arrange basics so liberation has room.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do my bodily basics fill the time I'd like to give to hearing?
  • What single simplification of basics would create real time?
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