Shloka 6
Parīkṣit Confronts Kali; Dharma and Bhūmi Lament Kṛṣṇa’s Departure
अथवास्य पदाम्भोजमकरन्दलिहां सताम् । किमन्यैरसदालापैरायुषो यदसद्व्यय: ॥ ६ ॥
athavāsya padāmbhoja- makaranda-lihāṁ satām kim anyair asad-ālāpair āyuṣo yad asad-vyayaḥ
เหล่าสาธุและภักตะคุ้นเคยกับการลิ้มรสน้ำผึ้งมกรันท์จากดอกบัวคือพระบาทของพระผู้เป็นเจ้า แล้วจะมีประโยชน์อะไรกับถ้อยคำอันไม่เป็นสาระที่ทำให้ชีวิตอันมีค่าถูกผลาญไป?
Lord Kṛṣṇa and His devotees are both on the transcendental plane; therefore the topics of Lord Kṛṣṇa and of His pure devotees are equally good. The Battle of Kurukṣetra is full of politics and diplomacy, but because the topics are related with Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Bhagavad-gītā is therefore adored all over the world. There is no need to eradicate politics, economics, sociology, etc., which are mundane to the mundaners. To a pure devotee, who is actually related with the Lord, such mundane things are transcendental if dovetailed with the Lord or with His pure devotees. We have heard and talked about the activities of the Pāṇḍavas, and we now are dealing with the topics of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, but because all these topics are related to the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, they are all transcendental, and pure devotees have great interest in hearing them. We have already discussed this matter in connection with the prayers of Bhīṣmadeva.
FAQs
This verse says that idle, impure conversation is a vain waste of one’s limited lifespan; instead one should relish devotion by focusing on the nectar of the Lord’s lotus feet.
In the Bhagavatam’s devotional framework, the lotus feet symbolize direct shelter and the sweetest object of remembrance; Sūta contrasts that nectar with worldly talk that drains time without spiritual gain.
Reduce gossip and distracting media, and replace that time with hearing/reading Bhagavatam, chanting, and keeping company with devotees who “taste” the Lord’s lotus feet through remembrance.