पुत्रांश्च शिष्यांश्च नृपो गुरुर्वा मल्लोककामो मदनुग्रहार्थ: । इत्थं विमन्युरनुशिष्यादतज्ज्ञान् न योजयेत्कर्मसु कर्ममूढान् । कं योजयन्मनुजोऽर्थं लभेत निपातयन्नष्टदृशं हि गर्ते ॥ १५ ॥
putrams ca sisyams ca nrpo gurur va mal-loka-kamo mad-anugraharthah ittham vimanyur anusisyad ataj-jnan na yojayet karmasu karma-mudhan kam yojayan manujo ’rtham labheta nipatayan nasta-drsam hi garte
- putran
- the sons
- ca
- and
- sisyan
- the disciples
- ca
- and
- nrpah
- the king
- guruh
- the spiritual master
- va
- or
- mat-loka-kamah
- desiring to go to My abode
- mat-anugraha-arthah
- thinking that to achieve My mercy is the aim of life
- ittham
- in this manner
- vimanyuh
- free from anger
- anusisyat
- should instruct
- a-tat-jnan
- bereft of spiritual knowledge
- na
- not
- yojayet
- should engage
- karmasu
- in fruitive activities
- karma-mudhan
- simply engaged in pious or impious activities
- kam
- what
- yojayan
- engaging
- manu-jah
- a man
- artham
- benefit
- labheta
- can achieve
- nipatayan
- causing to fall
- nasta-drsam
- one who is already bereft of his transcendental sight
- hi
- indeed
- garte
- in the hole
If one is serious about going back home, back to Godhead, he must consider the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the summum bonum and chief aim of life. If he is a father instructing his sons, a spiritual master instructing his disciples, or a king instructing his citizens, he must instruct them as I have advised. Without being angry, he should continue giving instructions, even if his disciple, son or citizen is sometimes unable to follow his order. Ignorant people who engage in pious and impious activities should be engaged in devotional service by all means. They should always avoid fruitive activity. If one puts into the bondage of karmic activity his disciple, son or citizen who is bereft of transcendental vision, how will one profit? It is like leading a blind man to a dark well and causing him to fall in.