Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 36
Nārada Instructs Prācīnabarhiṣat: The Purañjana Narrative Begins
City of Nine Gates
दिष्ट्यागतोऽसि भद्रं ते ग्राम्यान् कामानभीप्ससे । उद्वहिष्यामि तांस्तेऽहं स्वबन्धुभिररिन्दम ॥ ३६ ॥
diṣṭyāgato ’si bhadraṁ te grāmyān kāmān abhīpsase udvahiṣyāmi tāṁs te ’haṁ sva-bandhubhir arindama
Hỡi người tiêu diệt kẻ thù, ngài đã đến đây bằng cách này hay cách khác. Đây quả là vận may lớn cho tôi. Cầu chúc mọi điều tốt lành đến với ngài. Ngài có ham muốn to lớn về sự thỏa mãn các giác quan, và tôi cùng các bạn hữu sẽ cố gắng hết sức trên mọi phương diện để đáp ứng mong muốn của ngài.
The living entity comes down into this material world for sense gratification, and his intelligence, represented by the woman, gives him the proper direction by which he can satisfy his senses to their best capacity. In actuality, however, intelligence comes from the Supersoul, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and He gives full facility to the living entity who has come down to this material world. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (2.41) :
FAQs
This verse frames worldly pleasures as something the conditioned soul seeks and can readily be “arranged,” highlighting how easily one becomes entangled when the mind-intelligence complex facilitates sense enjoyment.
In the Purañjana allegory, she welcomes him and promises to fulfill his material aims, symbolizing how intelligence and its associates help the soul pursue sense gratification, leading deeper into material identification.
Notice how the mind and social circles can quickly normalize sense-driven goals; consciously choose sādhana and devotee association so intelligence supports bhakti rather than merely organizing enjoyment.