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TEXT 31 nayam loko 'sty ayajnasya
SYNONYMS  na--never;
ayam--this; lokah--planet; asti--there is; ayajnasya--of
the foolish; kutah--where is; anyah--the other; kuru-sat-tama--O
best amongst the Kurus.
TRANSLATION O best of
the Kuru dynasty, without sacrifice one can never live happily on this
planet or in this life: what then of the next?
PURPORT Whatever form
of material existence one is in, one is invariably ignorant of his real
situation. In other words, existence in the material world is due to the
multiple reactions to our sinful lives. Ignorance is the cause of sinful
life, and sinful life is the cause of one's dragging on in material existence.
The human form of life is the only loophole by which one may get out of
this entanglement. The Vedas, therefore, give us a chance for escape
by pointing out the paths of religion, economic comfort, regulated sense
gratification and, at last, the means to get out of the miserable condition
entirely. The path of religion, or the different kinds of sacrifice recommended
above, automatically solves our economic problems. By performance of yajna
we can have enough food, enough milk, etc.--even if there is a so-called
increase of population. When the body is fully supplied, naturally the
next stage is to satisfy the senses. The Vedas prescribe, therefore,
sacred marriage for regulated sense gratification. Thereby one is gradually
elevated to the platform of release from material bondage, and the highest
perfection of liberated life is to associate with the Supreme Lord. Perfection
is achieved by performance of yajna (sacrifice), as described above.
Now, if a person is not inclined to perform yajna according to the
Vedas, how can he expect a happy life? There are different grades
of material comforts in different heavenly planets, and in all cases there
is immense happiness for persons engaged in different kinds of yajna.
But the highest kind of happiness that a man can achieve is to be promoted
to the spiritual planets by practice of Krsna consciousness. A life of
Krsna consciousness is therefore the solution to all the problems of material
existence.
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