Shloka 27
Nārada’s Protection of Kayādhu and Prahlāda’s Womb-Instructions: Ātma-tattva and the Path of Bhakti
एतद्द्वारो हि संसारो गुणकर्मनिबन्धन: । अज्ञानमूलोऽपार्थोऽपि पुंस: स्वप्न इवार्प्यते ॥ २७ ॥
etad dvāro hi saṁsāro guṇa-karma-nibandhanaḥ ajñāna-mūlo ’pārtho ’pi puṁsaḥ svapna ivārpyate
এই (দূষিত) বুদ্ধিয়েই সংসাৰৰ দুৱাৰ; ই গুণ‑কৰ্মৰ বন্ধনত নিবদ্ধ। অজ্ঞানমূল এই ভৌতিক জীৱন স্বপ্নৰ দৰে মানুহৰ ওপৰত আৰোপিত—অপাৰ্থ আৰু অনভিপ্ৰেত।
The unwanted condition of temporary life is called ignorance. One can very easily understand that the material body is temporary, for it is generated at a certain date and ends at a certain date, after undergoing the six kinds of change, namely birth, death, growth, maintenance, transformation and dwindling. This condition of the eternal soul is due to his ignorance, and although it is temporary, it is unwanted. Because of ignorance one is put into temporary bodies one after another. The spirit soul, however, does not need to enter such temporary bodies. He does so only due to his ignorance or his forgetfulness of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore in the human form of life, when one’s intelligence is developed, one should change his consciousness by trying to understand Kṛṣṇa. Then one can be liberated. This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (4.9) , where the Lord says:
FAQs
This verse explains that samsara is entered through bondage to the modes (guṇas) and actions (karma) arising from ignorance; it is ultimately unreal like a dream, yet it binds the soul by superimposition.
He teaches that worldly identity and suffering are rooted in ignorance and lack lasting reality; like a dream, they appear true while experienced but vanish when awakened to spiritual knowledge and devotion.
Observe how habits and identity are shaped by the modes and reactions; reduce ignorance through sādhana (hearing, chanting, and devotion) and choose actions that elevate consciousness rather than deepen karmic binding.