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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.8.25

त्वन्मायारचिते लोके वस्तुबुद्ध्या गृहादिषु । भ्रमन्ति कामलोभेर्ष्यामोहविभ्रान्तचेतस: ॥ २५ ॥
tvan-māyā-racite loke
[tvan-maayaa-rachite loke]
vastu-buddhyā gṛhādiṣu
[vastu-buddhyaa grihaadishu]
bhramanti kāma-lobherṣyā-
[bhramanti kaama-lobhershyaa-]
moha-vibhrānta-cetasaḥ
[moha-vibhraanta-chetasah]
Word-for-word
tvat-māyā — through Your material energy racite — which is manufactured loke — in this world vastu-buddhyā — accepting as factual gṛha-ādiṣu — in hearth and home, etc. bhramanti — wander kāma — by lusty desires lobha — by greed īrṣyā — by envy moha — and by illusion vibhrānta — is bewildered cetasaḥ — the cores of whose hearts.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tvan-māyā-racite loke
tvat-māyā
through Your material energy
racite
which is manufactured
loke
in this world
vastu-buddhyā gṛhādiṣu
vastu-buddhyā
accepting as factual
gṛha-ādiṣu
in hearth and home, etc.
bhramanti kāma-lobherṣyā-
bhramanti
wander
kāma
by lusty desires
lobha
by greed
īrṣyā
by envy
moha-vibhrānta-cetasaḥ
moha
and by illusion
vibhrānta
is bewildered
cetasaḥ
the cores of whose hearts.
O my Lord, those whose hearts are bewildered by the influence of lust, greed, envy and illusion are interested only in false hearth and home in this world created by Your māyā. Attached to home, wife and children, they wander in this material world perpetually.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Those whose hearts are bewildered by the influence of lust, greed, envy and illusion wander about in their houses in this world made by your māyā, thinking that it is the only reality.
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Personal Guidance
Hearts bewildered by lust, greed, envy, and illusion build whole lives around a false home. Most of the architecture we labor on is set on land that māyā has rented out for a season.
Reflection Questions
  • Which 'false home' am I most invested in repairing rather than questioning?
  • What would I do differently if I admitted my lease here was short?
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