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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.13.19

अत: कथञ्चित्स विमुक्त आपद: पुनश्च सार्थं प्रविशत्यरिन्दम । अध्वन्यमुष्मिन्नजया निवेशितो भ्रमञ्जनोऽद्यापि न वेद कश्चन ॥ १९ ॥
ataḥ kathañcit sa vimukta āpadaḥ
[atah kathanchit sa vimukta aapadah]
punaś ca sārthaṁ praviśaty arindama
[punash cha saartham pravishaty arindama]
adhvany amuṣminn ajayā niveśito
[adhvany amushminn ajayaa niveshito]
bhramaṣ jano ’dyāpi na veda kaścana
[bhramash jano ’dyaapi na veda kashchana]
Word-for-word
ataḥ — from this kathañcit — somehow saḥ — he vimuktaḥ — liberated āpadaḥ — from the danger punaḥ ca — again sa-artham — taking interest in that life praviśati — begins arim-dama — O King, killer of the enemies adhvani — on the path of enjoyment amuṣmin — that ajayā — by the influence of the illusory energy niveśitaḥ — being absorbed bhraman — traveling janaḥ — the conditioned soul adya api — even up to death na veda — does not understand kaścana — anything.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ataḥ kathañcit sa vimukta āpadaḥ
ataḥ
from this
kathañcit
somehow
saḥ
he
vimuktaḥ
liberated
āpadaḥ
from the danger
punaś ca sārthaṁ praviśaty arindama
punaḥ ca
again
sa-artham
taking interest in that life
praviśati
begins
arim-dama
O King, killer of the enemies
adhvany amuṣminn ajayā niveśito
adhvani
on the path of enjoyment
amuṣmin
that
ajayā
by the influence of the illusory energy
niveśitaḥ
being absorbed
bhramaṣ jano ’dyāpi na veda kaścana
bhraman
traveling
janaḥ
the conditioned soul
adya api
even up to death
na veda
does not understand
kaścana
anything.
O killer of enemies, Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa, if the conditioned soul somehow or other gets out of his dangerous position, he again returns to his home to enjoy sex life, for that is the way of attachment. Thus, under the spell of the Lord’s material energy, he continues to loiter in the forest of material existence. He does not discover his real interest even at the point of death.
Purport

This is the way of material life. When one is captured by sexual attraction, he becomes implicated in so many ways and cannot understand the real aim of life. Therefore Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.5.31) says, na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇum: generally people do not understand the ultimate goal of life. As stated in the Vedas, oṁ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ sadā paśyanti sūrayaḥ: those who are spiritually advanced simply look to the lotus feet of Viṣṇu. The conditioned soul, however, not being interested in reviving his relationship with Viṣṇu, becomes captivated by material activities and remains in everlasting bondage, being misled by so-called leaders.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O King, killer of enemies! Somehow he becomes free from danger and again begins to enjoy. Absorbed in the path by ignorance, a person wanders about and does not understand anything. Again he enjoys pravṛtti-marga. He does not know the Supreme Lord.
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Personal Guidance
Even after escape, attachment pulls one back into the same household scene. The pattern itself is the prison, not just the events within it. The Lord's energy is what holds us here; only His grace can fully release us.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'escape and return' pattern do you keep repeating, and what would break it for good?
  • Where are you trying to free yourself through willpower when only grace will do?
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