Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.13.19
అత: కథఞ్చిత్స విముక్త ఆపద:
పునశ్చ సార్థం ప్రవిశత్యరిన్దమ ।
అధ్వన్యముష్మిన్నజయా నివేశితో
భ్రమఞ్జనోఽద్యాపి న వేద కశ్చన ॥ ౧౯ ॥
ataḥ kathaṣcit sa vimukta āpadaḥ
[atah kathashchit 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
kathaṣcit
—
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 kathaṣcit sa vimukta āpadaḥ
ataḥ
from this
kathaṣcit
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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