| Generally people, they're interested how to maintain this body, because they are in bodily concept of life. Just like we pass through the streets, there are so many shopkeepers, and they're all decorating their shop to supply the needs of the body. Cloth shop, tailor shop, wine shop, this shop, that shop—but what are these shops? Dehambhara-vārtikeṣu, they are simply interested in maintaining this body, that's all. This is only business in the big, big cities: you'll find that business is going on, how to maintain this body. There is advertisement, "As you look just like a human being, not some...," something advertisement, that's all.
| | Our business at the present moment in conditioned life, ''nidrayā hriyate naktam''. At night we sleep, and ''vyavāyena ca vā vayaḥ. Vyavāyena'' means sex. At night our business is to sleep and to indulge in sex. In this way we are wasting time, night. And daytime, ''divā cārthehayā rājan kuṭumba-bharaṇena vā'' ([[vanisource:SB 2.1.3|SB 2.1.3]]). And at the daytime, we are very busy going this side, that side. Why? To get some money, ''divā ca artha ihayā''. Desiring, "Where I shall get money? Where I shall get money?" ''Divā cārthehayā'', and as soon as I get money, I spend it, ''kuṭumba-bharaṇena vā'', to maintain our family. So where is time for Kṛṣṇa consciousness? There is no time, sir. |
| So that is going on. We..., our business at the present moment in conditioned life, nidrayā hriyate naktam. At night we sleep, and vyavāyena ca vā vayaḥ. Vyavāyena means sex. At night our business is to sleep and to indulge in sex. In this way we are wasting time, night. And daytime, divā cārthehayā rājan kuṭumba-bharaṇena vā ([[Vanisource:SB 2.1.3|SB 2.1.3]]). And at the daytime, we are very busy going this side, that side. Why? To get some money, divā ca artha ihayā. Desiring, "Where I shall get money? Where I shall get money?" Divā cārthehayā, and as soon as I get money, I spend it, kuṭumba-bharaṇena vā, to maintain our family. So where is time for Kṛṣṇa consciousness? There is no time, sir.
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| So one should not be interested in that way. Therefore it is said that dehambhara-vārtikeṣu, those who are busy only for maintenance of this body, to such person, he is not interested, na prīti-yuktā. This is the sign. He..., he may be a gṛhastha, it does not matter, but he is interested with Kṛṣṇa's business, not dehambhara-vārtikeṣu. Those who are interested with this body only, with them he has no interest. This is the sign. That is also mahātmā. Ye vā mayīśe kṛta-sauhṛdārthā. His only business is how to keep friendship with Kṛṣṇa. That is his only business. Then he is mahātmā. And so far janeṣu, people in general, who are simply interested how to maintain this body, janeṣu dehambhara-vārtikeṣu... And then what about his family? Yes, gṛheṣu, at home. Jāyā, jāyā means wife. Jāyā ātma-ja, ātma-ja means children. Gṛheṣu jāyātmaja-rātimatsu, and business about earning money, na prīti-yuktā, he's not interested. Although he is at home, he is not interested at home. Therefore generally devotees, they become very reluctant in the interest of maintaining family, children, wife. Simply as far as possible, duty. So much interested, not any more. These are the signs. If you want to find out a gṛhastha mahātmā, then he has got his family, he has got his children, he has got his wife, he has got his business, he has got to meet so many other people—but they are..., he's not at all interested. Simply behavior, official: "Yes, yes, it is all right. Yes, it is all right. What you say it is all right, but I am not interested." This is called disinterested. People are generally very much interested in these things. | | So one should not be interested in that way. Therefore it is said that ''dehambhara-vārtikeṣu'', those who are busy only for maintenance of this body, to such person, he is not interested, ''na prīti-yuktā''. This is the sign. He. . . he may be a ''gṛhastha'', it does not matter, but he is interested with Kṛṣṇa's business, not ''dehambhara-vārtikeṣu''. Those who are interested with this body only, with them he has no interest. This is the sign. That is also ''mahātmā. Ye vā mayīśe kṛta-sauhṛdārthā''. His only business is how to keep friendship with Kṛṣṇa. That is his only business. Then he is ''mahātmā''. And so far ''janeṣu'', people in general, who are simply interested how to maintain this body, ''janeṣu dehambhara-vārtikeṣu''. . . And then what about his family? Yes, ''gṛheṣu'', at home. ''Jāyā, jāyā'' means wife. ''Jāyā ātma-ja, ātma-ja'' means children. ''Gṛheṣu jāyātmaja-rātimatsu'', and business about earning money, ''na prīti-yuktā'', he's not interested. Although he is at home, he is not interested at home. Therefore generally devotees, they become very reluctant in the interest of maintaining family, children, wife. Simply as far as possible, duty. So much interested, not any more. These are the signs. If you want to find out a ''gṛhastha mahātmā'', then he has got his family, he has got his children, he has got his wife, he has got his business, he has got to meet so many other people—but they are. . . he's not at all interested. Simply behavior, official: "Yes, yes, it is all right. Yes, it is all right. What you say it is all right, but I am not interested." This is called disinterested. People are generally very much interested in these things. |
