Text 5
Text 5
Devanagari
Devanagari
शरीरं पौरुषं यावन्न विपद्येत पुष्कलम् ॥ ५ ॥
Text
Texto
kṣemāya bhavam āśritaḥ
śarīraṁ pauruṣaṁ yāvan
na vipadyeta puṣkalam
kṣemāya bhavam āśritaḥ
śarīraṁ pauruṣaṁ yāvan
na vipadyeta puṣkalam
Synonyms
Palabra por palabra
tataḥ — therefore; yateta — should endeavor; kuśalaḥ — an intelligent man interested in the ultimate goal of life; kṣemāya — for the real benefit of life, or for liberation from material bondage; bhavam āśritaḥ — who is in material existence; śarīram — the body; pauruṣam — human; yāvat — as long as; na — not; vipadyeta — fails; puṣkalam — stout and strong.
tataḥ — por lo tanto; yateta — debe esforzarse; kuśalaḥ — el hombre inteligente interesado en el objetivo supremo de la vida; kṣemāya — por el verdadero beneficio de la vida, la liberación del cautiverio material; bhavam āśritaḥ — que está en la existencia material; śarīram — el cuerpo; pauruṣam — humano; yāvat — mientras; na — no; vipadyeta — falle; puṣkalam — fuerte y vigoroso.
Translation
Traducción
Therefore, while in material existence [bhavam āśritaḥ], a person fully competent to distinguish wrong from right must endeavor to achieve the highest goal of life as long as the body is stout and strong and is not embarrassed by dwindling.
Por lo tanto, la persona que se encuentra en la existencia material [bhavam āśritaḥ] y es competente para distinguir lo que está bien y lo que está mal debe esforzarse por alcanzar el objetivo supremo de la vida mientras el cuerpo esté fuerte y vigoroso, antes de que el paso de los años haga menguar sus facultades.
Purport
Significado
As stated by Prahlāda Mahārāja at the beginning of this chapter, kaumāra ācaret prājñaḥ. The word prājña refers to one who is experienced and who can distinguish right from wrong. Such a person should not waste his energy and valuable human lifetime simply working like a cat or dog to develop his economic condition.
Al principio del capítulo, Prahlāda Mahārāja afirmó: kaumāra ācaret prājñaḥ. La palabra prājña se refiere a la persona de experiencia que puede distinguir lo que está bien y lo que está mal. Esa persona no debe desperdiciar su energía y su valiosa vida humana en trabajar como un perro o un gato para mejorar su situación económica.
For one word in this verse there are two readings — bhavam āśritaḥ and bhayam āśritaḥ — but accepting the meaning of either of them will bring one to the same conclusion. Bhayam āśritaḥ indicates that the materialistic way of life is always fearful because at every step there is danger. Materialistic life is full of anxieties and fear (bhayam). Similarly, accepting the reading bhavam āśritaḥ, the word bhavam refers to unnecessary trouble and problems. For want of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one is put into bhavam, being perpetually embarrassed by birth, death, old age and disease. Thus one is surely full of anxieties.
En este verso hay una palabra que admite dos lecturas distintas, bhavam āśritaḥ y bhayam āśritaḥ; cualquiera de los dos significados nos lleva a la misma conclusión. Bhayam āśritaḥ indica que en el modo de vida materialista siempre está presente el temor, ya que hay peligro a cada paso. La vida materialista está llena de ansiedades y temores (bhayam). De manera similar, si consideramos la lectura bhavam āśritaḥ, la palabra bhavam se refiere a problemas y dificultades innecesarios. La falta de conciencia de Kṛṣṇa nos lleva a bhavam, a estar constantemente afligidos por el nacimiento, la muerte, la vejez y las enfermedades. Lo cual, sin duda, nos llena de ansiedades.
Human society should be divided into a social system of brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, but everyone can engage in devotional service. If one wants to live without devotional service, his status as a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra certainly has no meaning. It is said, sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ: whether one is in a higher or lower division, one certainly falls down for want of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. A sane man, therefore, is always fearful of falling from his position. This is a regulative principle. One should not fall from his exalted position. The highest goal of life can be achieved as long as one’s body is stout and strong. We should therefore live in such a way that we keep ourselves always healthy and strong in mind and intelligence so that we can distinguish the goal of life from a life full of problems. A thoughtful man must act in this way, learning to distinguish right from wrong, and thus attain the goal of life.
Human society should be divided into a social system of brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas and śūdras, but everyone can engage in devotional service. If one wants to live without devotional service, his status as a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya or śūdra certainly has no meaning. It is said, sthānād bhraṣṭāḥ patanty adhaḥ: whether one is in a higher or lower division, one certainly falls down for want of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. A sane man, therefore, is always fearful of falling from his position. This is a regulative principle. One should not fall from his exalted position. The highest goal of life can be achieved as long as one’s body is stout and strong. We should therefore live in such a way that we keep ourselves always healthy and strong in mind and intelligence so that we can distinguish the goal of life from a life full of problems. A thoughtful man must act in this way, learning to distinguish right from wrong, and thus attain the goal of life.