मन्ये गिरं ते जगतां विमोहिनीं वरं वृणीष्वेति भजन्तमात्थ यत् । वाचा नु तन्त्या यदि ते जनोऽसित: कथं पुन: कर्म करोति मोहित: ॥ ३० ॥
manye giram te jagatam vimohinim varam vrnisveti bhajantam attha yat vaca nu tantya yadi te jano ’sitah katham punah karma karoti mohitah
- manye
- I consider
- giram
- words
- te
- Your
- jagatam
- to the material world
- vimohinim
- bewildering
- varam
- benediction
- vrnisva
- just accept
- iti
- in this way
- bhajantam
- unto Your devotee
- attha
- You spoke
- yat
- because
- vaca
- by the statements of the Vedas
- nu
- certainly
- tantya
- by the ropes
- yadi
- if
- te
- Your
- janah
- the people in general
- asitah
- not bound
- katham
- how
- punah
- again and again
- karma
- fruitive activities
- karoti
- perform
- mohitah
- being enamored
My dear Lord, what You have said to Your unalloyed devotee is certainly very much bewildering. The allurements You offer in the Vedas are certainly not suitable for pure devotees. People in general, bound by the sweet words of the Vedas, engage themselves again and again in fruitive activities, enamored by the results of their actions.