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TEXT 63 krodhad bhavati sammohah
SYNONYMS  krodhat--from
anger; bhavati--takes place; sammohah--perfect illusion;
sammohat--from
illusion; smrti--of memory; vibhramah--bewilderment;
smrti-bhramsat--after
bewilderment of memory; buddhi-nasah--loss of intelligence; buddhi-nasat--and
from loss of intelligence; pranasyati--falls down.
TRANSLATION From anger,
delusion arises, and from delusion bewilderment of memory. When memory
is bewildered, intelligence is lost, and when intelligence is lost, one
falls down again into the material pool.
PURPORT By development
of Krsna consciousness one can know that everything has its use in the
service of the Lord. Those who are without knowledge of Krsna consciousness
artificially try to avoid material objects, and as a result, although they
desire liberation from material bondage, they do not attain to the perfect
stage of renunciation. On the other hand, a person in Krsna consciousness
knows how to use everything in the service of the Lord; therefore he does
not become a victim of material consciousness. For example, for an impersonalist,
the Lord, or the Absolute, being impersonal, cannot eat. Whereas an impersonalist
tries to avoid good eatables, a devotee knows that Krsna is the supreme
enjoyer and that He eats all that is offered to Him in devotion. So, after
offering good eatables to the Lord, the devotee takes the remnants, called
prasadam.
Thus everything becomes spiritualized and there is no danger of a downfall.
The devotee takes prasadam in Krsna consciousness, whereas the nondevotee
rejects it as material. The impersonalist, therefore, cannot enjoy life
due to his artificial renunciation; and for this reason, a slight agitation
of the mind pulls him down again into the pool of material existence. It
is said that such a soul, even though rising up to the point of liberation,
falls down again due to his not having support in devotional service.
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