अर्थेन्द्रियार्थाभिध्यानं सर्वार्थापह्नवो नृणाम् । भ्रंशितो ज्ञानविज्ञानाद्येनाविशति मुख्यताम् ॥ ३३ ॥
arthendriyarthabhidhyanam sarvarthapahnavo nrnam bhramsito jnana-vijnanad yenavisati mukhyatam
- artha
- riches
- indriya-artha
- for the satisfaction of the senses
- abhidhyanam
- constantly thinking of
- sarva-artha
- four kinds of achievements
- apahnavah
- destructive
- nrnam
- of human society
- bhramsitah
- being devoid of
- jnana
- knowledge
- vijnanat
- devotional service
- yena
- by all this
- avisati
- enters
- mukhyatam
- immovable life.
For human society, constantly thinking of how to earn money and apply it for sense gratification brings about the destruction of everyone’s interests. When one becomes devoid of knowledge and devotional service, he enters into species of life like those of trees and stones.