Shloka 3
Kapila’s Analysis of Materialistic Life, Death, and the Path to Hell
Kāla, Karma, and Yamadūtas
यदध्रुवस्य देहस्य सानुबन्धस्य दुर्मति: । ध्रुवाणि मन्यते मोहाद् गृहक्षेत्रवसूनि च ॥ ३ ॥
yad adhruvasya dehasya sānubandhasya durmatiḥ dhruvāṇi manyate mohād gṛha-kṣetra-vasūni ca
ମୂଢବୁଦ୍ଧି ଲୋକ ମୋହରେ ନିଜ ଅଧ୍ରୁବ ଦେହକୁ ଏବଂ ତାହାସହ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିତ ଘର, କ୍ଷେତ୍ର ଓ ଧନକୁ ଧ୍ରୁବ ଭାବେ ମାନେ; ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଅନିତ୍ୟତା ଜାଣେନାହିଁ।
The materialist thinks that persons engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are crazy fellows wasting time by chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa, but actually he does not know that he himself is in the darkest region of craziness because of accepting his body as permanent. And, in relation to his body, he accepts his home, his country, his society and all other paraphernalia as permanent. This materialistic acceptance of the permanency of home, land, etc., is called the illusion of māyā. This is clearly mentioned here. Mohād gṛha-kṣetra-vasūni: out of illusion only does the materialist accept his home, his land and his money as permanent. Out of this illusion, the family life, national life and economic development, which are very important factors in modern civilization, have grown. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person knows that this economic development of human society is but temporary illusion.
FAQs
This verse says such things are mistakenly taken as permanent due to delusion, even though they are temporary and bound to the impermanent body.
Kapila instructs Devahuti in sāṅkhya-bhakti by exposing the root illusion—identifying permanence in temporary bodily life—so she can develop detachment and progress toward liberation.
Treat possessions and status as temporary trusts, reduce identity-based attachment to them, and prioritize lasting spiritual practice—devotion, remembrance, and service to the Lord.