Shloka 15
Vasudeva and Devakī Glorify Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma; The Recovery of Devakī’s Six Sons from Sutala
गुणप्रवाह एतस्मिन्नबुधास्त्वखिलात्मन: । गतिं सूक्ष्मामबोधेन संसरन्तीह कर्मभि: ॥ १५ ॥
guṇa-pravāha etasminn abudhās tv akhilātmanaḥ gatiṁ sūkṣmām abodhena saṁsarantīha karmabhiḥ
Mereka yang jahil, terkurung dalam arus sifat-sifat material dunia ini, tidak mengenal Engkau—Paramatma bagi segala yang ada—sebagai tujuan halus yang tertinggi; kerana kejahilan, mereka terikat oleh karma dan mengembara dalam kelahiran dan kematian.
A soul who forgets his true identity as a servant of God is sent to this world to be imprisoned in a succession of material bodies. Wrongly identifying himself with these bodies, such a conditioned soul suffers the consequent distress of karmic action and reaction. Vasudeva, as a compassionate Vaiṣṇava, laments for the suffering conditioned souls, whose unhappiness, the result of ignorance, can be remedied by knowledge of the principles of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa.
FAQs
This verse says conditioned souls are carried by the flow of the gunas, and due to ignorance they keep transmigrating under the influence of their own karma.
Because the unintelligent are covered by ignorance and absorbed in material qualities and actions, they fail to recognize the Supreme Lord as the Self of all and cannot discern His subtle guidance and arrangement.
Recognize the Lord as the indwelling Self, reduce ignorance through hearing and contemplation of Bhagavatam, and redirect action into devotional service so karma no longer binds.