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	''na''~~—not~~; ''te''~~—they~~; ''viduḥ''~~—know~~; ''sva-artha-gatim''~~—the~~ ultimate goal of life, or their own real interest; ''hi''~~—indeed~~; ''viṣṇum''~~—Lord~~ Viṣṇu and His abode; ''durāśayāḥ''~~—being~~ ambitious to enjoy this material world; ''ye''~~—who~~; ''bahiḥ''~~—external~~ sense objects; ''artha-māninaḥ''~~—considering~~ as valuable; ''andhāḥ''~~—persons~~ who are blind; ''yathā''~~—just~~ as; ''andhaiḥ''~~—by~~ other blind men; ''upanīyamānāḥ''~~—being~~ led; ''te''~~—they~~; ''api''~~—although~~; ''īśa-tantryām''~~—to~~ the ropes (laws) of material nature; ''uru''~~—having~~ very strong; ''dāmni''~~—cords~~; ''baddhāḥ''~~—bound~~.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1 na]'' — not; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=te&tab=syno_o&ds=1 te]'' — they; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=viduḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 viduḥ]'' — know; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sva&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sva]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=artha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 artha]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gatim&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gatim]'' — the ultimate goal of life, or their own real interest; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hi&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hi]'' — indeed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=viṣṇum&tab=syno_o&ds=1 viṣṇum]'' — Lord Viṣṇu and His abode; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=durāśayāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 durāśayāḥ]'' — being ambitious to enjoy this material world; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ye&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ye]'' — who; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bahiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bahiḥ]'' — external sense objects; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=artha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 artha]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=māninaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 māninaḥ]'' — considering as valuable; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=andhāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 andhāḥ]'' — persons who are blind; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yathā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yathā]'' — just as; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=andhaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 andhaiḥ]'' — by other blind men; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=upanīyamānāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 upanīyamānāḥ]'' — being led; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=te&tab=syno_o&ds=1 te]'' — they; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=api&tab=syno_o&ds=1 api]'' — although; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=īśa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 īśa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tantryām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tantryām]'' — to the ropes (laws) of material nature; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=uru&tab=syno_o&ds=1 uru]'' — having very strong; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dāmni&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dāmni]'' — cords; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=baddhāḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 baddhāḥ]'' — bound.
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	na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ~~<br>~~		:na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ
	durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ~~<br>~~		:durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ
	andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānās~~<br>~~		:andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānās
	te 'pīśa-tantryām uru-dāmni baddhāḥ~~<br>~~		:te 'pīśa-tantryām uru-dāmni baddhāḥ
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	~~na—not~~; ~~te—they~~; ~~viduḥ—know~~; sva-artha-~~gatim—the~~ ultimate goal of life, or their own real interest; ~~hi—indeed~~; ~~viṣṇum—Lord~~ Viṣṇu and His abode; ~~durāśayāḥ—being~~ ambitious to enjoy this material world; ~~ye—who~~; ~~bahiḥ—external~~ sense objects; artha-~~māninaḥ—considering~~ as valuable; ~~andhāḥ—persons~~ who are blind; ~~yathā—just~~ as; ~~andhaiḥ—by~~ other blind men; ~~upanīyamānāḥ—being~~ led; ~~te—they~~; ~~api—although~~; īśa-~~tantryām—to~~ the ropes (laws) of material nature; ~~uru—having~~ very strong; ~~dāmni—cords~~; ~~baddhāḥ—bound~~.		''na''—not; ''te''—they; ''viduḥ''—know; ''sva-artha-gatim''—the ultimate goal of life, or their own real interest; ''hi''—indeed; ''viṣṇum''—Lord Viṣṇu and His abode; ''durāśayāḥ''—being ambitious to enjoy this material world; ''ye''—who; ''bahiḥ''—external sense objects; ''artha-māninaḥ''—considering as valuable; ''andhāḥ''—persons who are blind; ''yathā''—just as; ''andhaiḥ''—by other blind men; ''upanīyamānāḥ''—being led; ''te''—they; ''api''—although; ''īśa-tantryām''—to the ropes (laws) of material nature; ''uru''—having very strong; ''dāmni''—cords; ''baddhāḥ''—bound.
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	==== TRANSLATION ====		==== TRANSLATION ====

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	Persons who are strongly entrapped by the consciousness of enjoying material life, and who have therefore accepted as their leader or guru a similar blind man attached to external sense objects, cannot understand that the goal of life is to return home, back to Godhead, and engage in the service of Lord Viṣṇu. As blind men guided by another blind man miss the right path and fall into a ditch, materially attached men led by another materially attached man are bound by the ropes of fruitive labor, which are made of very strong cords, and they continue again and again in materialistic life, suffering the threefold miseries.		Persons who are strongly entrapped by the consciousness of enjoying material life, and who have therefore accepted as their leader or guru a similar blind man attached to external sense objects, cannot understand that the goal of life is to return home, back to Godhead, and engage in the service of Lord Viṣṇu. As blind men guided by another blind man miss the right path and fall into a ditch, materially attached men led by another materially attached man are bound by the ropes of fruitive labor, which are made of very strong cords, and they continue again and again in materialistic life, suffering the threefold miseries.
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	Since there must always be a difference of opinion between demons and devotees, Hiraṇyakaśipu, when criticized by his son Prahlāda Mahārāja, should not have been surprised that Prahlāda Mahārāja differed from his way of life. Nonetheless, Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry and wanted to rebuke his son for deriding his teacher or spiritual master, who had been born in the brāhmaṇa family of the great ācārya Śukrācārya. The word śukra means "semen," and ācārya refers to a teacher or guru. Hereditary gurus, or spiritual masters, have been accepted everywhere since time immemorial, but Prahlāda Mahārāja declined to accept such a seminal guru or take instruction from him. An actual guru is śrotriya, one who has heard or received perfect knowledge through paramparā, the disciplic succession. Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja did not recognize a seminal spiritual master. Such spiritual masters are not at all interested in Viṣṇu. Indeed, they are hopeful of material success (bahir-artha-māninaḥ). The word bahiḥ means "external," artha means "interest," and mānina means "taking very seriously." Generally speaking, practically everyone is unaware of the spiritual world. The knowledge of the materialists is restricted within the four-billion-mile limit of this material world, which is in the dark portion of the creation; they do not know that beyond the material world is the spiritual world. Unless one is a devotee of the Lord, one cannot understand the existence of the spiritual world. Gurus, teachers, who are simply interested in this material world are described in this verse as andha, blind. Such blind men may lead many other blind followers without true knowledge of material conditions, but they are not accepted by devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja. Such blind teachers, being interested in the external, material world, are always bound by the strong ropes of material nature.		Since there must always be a difference of opinion between demons and devotees, Hiraṇyakaśipu, when criticized by his son Prahlāda Mahārāja, should not have been surprised that Prahlāda Mahārāja differed from his way of life. Nonetheless, Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry and wanted to rebuke his son for deriding his teacher or spiritual master, who had been born in the ''brāhmaṇa'' family of the great ''ācārya'' Śukrācārya. The word ''śukra'' means "semen," and ''ācārya'' refers to a teacher or ''guru''. Hereditary ''gurus'', or spiritual masters, have been accepted everywhere since time immemorial, but Prahlāda Mahārāja declined to accept such a seminal ''guru'' or take instruction from him. An actual ''guru'' is ''śrotriya'', one who has heard or received perfect knowledge through ''paramparā'', the disciplic succession. Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja did not recognize a seminal spiritual master. Such spiritual masters are not at all interested in Viṣṇu. Indeed, they are hopeful of material success (''bahir-artha-māninaḥ''). The word ''bahiḥ'' means "external," ''artha'' means "interest," and ''mānina'' means "taking very seriously." Generally speaking, practically everyone is unaware of the spiritual world. The knowledge of the materialists is restricted within the four-billion-mile limit of this material world, which is in the dark portion of the creation; they do not know that beyond the material world is the spiritual world. Unless one is a devotee of the Lord, one cannot understand the existence of the spiritual world. ''Gurus'', teachers, who are simply interested in this material world are described in this verse as ''andha'', blind. Such blind men may lead many other blind followers without true knowledge of material conditions, but they are not accepted by devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja. Such blind teachers, being interested in the external, material world, are always bound by the strong ropes of material nature.
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==== TEXT 31 ====

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na te viduḥ svārtha-gatiṁ hi viṣṇuṁ<br>
durāśayā ye bahir-artha-māninaḥ<br>
andhā yathāndhair upanīyamānās<br>
te 'pīśa-tantryām uru-dāmni baddhāḥ<br>
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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na—not; te—they; viduḥ—know; sva-artha-gatim—the ultimate goal of life, or their own real interest; hi—indeed; viṣṇum—Lord Viṣṇu and His abode; durāśayāḥ—being ambitious to enjoy this material world; ye—who; bahiḥ—external sense objects; artha-māninaḥ—considering as valuable; andhāḥ—persons who are blind; yathā—just as; andhaiḥ—by other blind men; upanīyamānāḥ—being led; te—they; api—although; īśa-tantryām—to the ropes (laws) of material nature; uru—having very strong; dāmni—cords; baddhāḥ—bound.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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Persons who are strongly entrapped by the consciousness of enjoying material life, and who have therefore accepted as their leader or guru a similar blind man attached to external sense objects, cannot understand that the goal of life is to return home, back to Godhead, and engage in the service of Lord Viṣṇu. As blind men guided by another blind man miss the right path and fall into a ditch, materially attached men led by another materially attached man are bound by the ropes of fruitive labor, which are made of very strong cords, and they continue again and again in materialistic life, suffering the threefold miseries.
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==== PURPORT ====

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Since there must always be a difference of opinion between demons and devotees, Hiraṇyakaśipu, when criticized by his son Prahlāda Mahārāja, should not have been surprised that Prahlāda Mahārāja differed from his way of life. Nonetheless, Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry and wanted to rebuke his son for deriding his teacher or spiritual master, who had been born in the brāhmaṇa family of the great ācārya Śukrācārya. The word śukra means "semen," and ācārya refers to a teacher or guru. Hereditary gurus, or spiritual masters, have been accepted everywhere since time immemorial, but Prahlāda Mahārāja declined to accept such a seminal guru or take instruction from him. An actual guru is śrotriya, one who has heard or received perfect knowledge through paramparā, the disciplic succession. Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja did not recognize a seminal spiritual master. Such spiritual masters are not at all interested in Viṣṇu. Indeed, they are hopeful of material success (bahir-artha-māninaḥ). The word bahiḥ means "external," artha means "interest," and mānina means "taking very seriously." Generally speaking, practically everyone is unaware of the spiritual world. The knowledge of the materialists is restricted within the four-billion-mile limit of this material world, which is in the dark portion of the creation; they do not know that beyond the material world is the spiritual world. Unless one is a devotee of the Lord, one cannot understand the existence of the spiritual world. Gurus, teachers, who are simply interested in this material world are described in this verse as andha, blind. Such blind men may lead many other blind followers without true knowledge of material conditions, but they are not accepted by devotees like Prahlāda Mahārāja. Such blind teachers, being interested in the external, material world, are always bound by the strong ropes of material nature.
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