Canto 11, Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Verse 26 (SB 11.23.26)
SB 11.23.26 • मूल श्लोक

कस्मात् सङ्‍‍क्लिश्यते विद्वान् व्यर्थयार्थेहयासकृत् । कस्यचिन्मायया नूनं लोकोऽयं सुविमोहित: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

kasmāt saṅkliśyate vidvān vyarthayārthehayāsakṛt kasyacin māyayā nūnaṁ loko ’yaṁ su-vimohitaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

kasmāt — why; saṅkliśyate — suffers; vidvān — one who is wise; vyarthayā — vain; artha-īhayā — in the pursuit of wealth; asakṛt — constantly; kasyacit — of someone; māyayā — by the illusory potency; nūnam — certainly; lokaḥ — the world; ayam — this; su-vimohitaḥ — very much bewildered.

Translation

“Why must an intelligent man suffer by his constant vain efforts to get wealth? Indeed, this whole world is most bewildered by someone’s illusory potency.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda