किं दुष्करैर्न: क्रतुभिस्तपोव्रतै- र्दानादिभिर्वा द्युजयेन फल्गुना । न यत्र नारायणपादपङ्कज- स्मृति: प्रमुष्टातिशयेन्द्रियोत्सवात् ॥ २२ ॥
kim duskarair nah kratubhis tapo-vratair danadibhir va dyujayena phalguna na yatra narayana-pada-pankaja- smrtih pramustatisayendriyotsavat
- kim
- what is the value
- duskaraih
- very difficult to perform
- nah
- our
- kratubhih
- with performances of sacrifice
- tapah
- with austerities
- vrataih
- vows
- dana-adibhih
- with executing charitable activities and so on
- va
- or
- dyujayena
- with achieving the heavenly kingdom
- phalguna
- which is insignificant
- na
- no
- yatra
- where
- narayana-pada-pankaja
- of the lotus feet of Lord Narayana
- smrtih
- the remembrance
- pramusta
- lost
- atisaya
- excessive
- indriya-utsavat
- due to material sense gratification
The demigods continue: After performing the very difficult tasks of executing Vedic ritualistic sacrifices, undergoing austerities, observing vows and giving charity, we have achieved this position as inhabitants of the heavenly planes. But what is the value of this achievement? Here we are certainly very engaged in material sense gratification, and therefore we can hardly remember the lotus feet of Lord Narayana. Indeed, because of our excessive sense gratification, we have almost forgotten His lotus feet.