In this way, for maintaining the family members—kuṭumba, kuṭumba means family members— If . . . he is in madness, pramattaḥ. The very word is used here, pramattaḥ. In madness, he is forgetting his real business, and he's simply wasting time in this way for maintaining family or society and friendship.
Now, that does not mean that Prahlāda Mahārāja is recommending to neglect the . . . this family life or society . . . no. He was family man. Prahlāda Mahārāja was a great king. He was ruling over. So it is not the question of neglect. But we must know that if we become more and more entangled in this affair, then our real business will be lost. Our real business is how to get out of this entanglement, not to be more and more, I mean to say, implicated in this entanglement. That should be the point of view: to make the best use of a bad bargain. That should be the philosophy of life.
We are put into this material existential condition, and we have to get out. But at the same time, so . . . so long this material body is there, we have to maintain it also. Just like . . . the example is very nice. We can cite that you have to go to some place, and you have got a car. You have to take care of the car so far it can carry you to your destination, not that you simply take care of your car and you forget your destination and your own body. This is not your business. Similarly, we have to carry on our business. We have to . . .
Because with this body . . . suppose we are cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness. So Kṛṣṇa consciousness . . . so this body has to be maintained. Suppose my body is sick. I must go to the doctor, take help, and keep it very nicely. And I must take foodstuff so that the body is maintained nicely. That care should be taken. But not that we forget our real business.
The same example: if we forget that I have to use this car and go to such and such destination and simply take care of the car, that is our foolishness. So society, friendship, love and everything should be so adjusted that it may not disturb our real purpose of life. Not that we forget our real purpose of life and we become more and more entangled in the so-called society, friendship and love. That is the instruction of Prahlāda Mahārāja.
Kuṭumba-poṣāya viyan nijāyur na budhyate 'rthaṁ vihataṁ pramattaḥ. Pramattaḥ. The so-called materialistic advanced people, they are described herein as pramattaḥ, crazy. Sometimes we are designated by them that, "These people, Kṛṣṇa conscious people, they are crazy." And we think that they are crazy. So we do not know who is crazy. Therefore we have written a small pamphlet, "Who is Crazy?" Actually, one who has forgotten his real destination of life, he is crazy. He is wasting his life. He is spoiling his life.
This is the only opportunity. But due to ignorance, they do not care for it. They think that, "Life is going on like this. We are enjoying life." No. We should be very responsible and cautious. Otherwise, Prahlāda Mahārāja says, na budhyate arthaṁ vihatam. Artham. They cannot understand they are sacrificing their greatest wealth. Greatest wealth.