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आस्तीर्य दर्भै: प्रागग्रै: कार्त्स्‍न्येन क्षितिमण्डलम् ।
स्तब्धो बृहद्वधान्मानी कर्म नावैषि यत्परम् ।
तत्कर्म हरितोषं यत्सा विद्या तन्मतिर्यया ॥ ४९ ॥

āstīrya darbhaiḥ prāg-agraiḥ
kārtsnyena kṣiti-maṇḍalam
stabdho bṛhad-vadhān mānī
karma nāvaiṣi yat param
tat karma hari-toṣaṁ yat
sā vidyā tan-matir yayā

WORD BY WORD — PALABRA POR PALABRA



TRANSLATION — TRADUCCION

My dear King, the entire world is covered with the sharp points of kuśa grass, and on the strength of this you have become proud because you have killed various types of animals in sacrifices. Because of your foolishness, you do not know that devotional service is the only way one can please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You cannot understand this fact. Your only activities should be those that can please the Personality of Godhead. Our education should be such that we can become elevated to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.Mi querido rey, toda la superficie del mundo está cubierta con las afiladas puntas de la hierba kuśa; esto te llena de orgullo, pues en tus sacrificios has matado animales de diversas clases. Tu necedad te impide saber que el servicio devocional es la única manera de complacer a la Suprema Personalidad de Dios. No puedes entenderlo. No debes llevar a cabo ninguna actividad que no vaya destinada a complacer a la Personalidad de Dios. Debemos educarnos de tal manera que podamos elevarnos al plano de conciencia de Kṛṣṇa.

PURPORT — SIGNIFICADO

In this verse the great sage Nārada Muni directly insults the King because he was engaged in performing sacrifices that entail the killing of a great number of animals. The King was thinking that he was great for having performed so many sacrifices, but the great sage Nārada directly chastises him, informing him that his animal-killing only leads to his being puffed up with false prestige. Actually, anything that is done which does not lead to Kṛṣṇa consciousness is a sinful activity, and any education that does not lead one to understand Kṛṣṇa is false education. If Kṛṣṇa consciousness is missing, one is simply engaged in false activities and false educational pursuits.En este verso, el gran sabio Nārada Muni insulta directamente al rey por haberse ocupado en la ejecución de sacrificios que suponen la matanza de una gran cantidad de animales. El rey se consideraba grande por haber celebrado tantos sacrificios, pero el gran sabio Nārada le reprende directamente, informándole de que, con su matanza de animales, lo único que consigue es enorgullecerse y llenarse de prestigio falso. En realidad, toda actividad que no lleve al estado de Conciencia de Kṛṣṇa es pecaminosa, y toda la educación que no nos lleve a entender a Kṛṣṇa, es falsa. Si falta Conciencia de Kṛṣṇa, todas las actividades y esfuerzos educativos en que nos ocupemos serán falsos.
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