SB 10.54.43

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī

SB 10.54.42 - SB 10.54.44

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 43

ātma-moho nṛṇām eva

kalpate deva-māyayā

suhṛd durhṛd udāsīna

iti dehātma-māninām

SYNONYMS

ātma — about the self; mohaḥ — the bewilderment; nṛṇām — of men; eva — only; kalpate — is effected; deva — of the Supreme Lord; māyayā — by the illusory, material energy; suhṛt — a friend; durhṛt — an enemy; udāsīnaḥ — a neutral party; iti — thus thinking; deha — the body; ātma — as the self; māninām — for those who consider.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord's Māyā makes men forget their real selves, and thus, taking the body for the self, they consider others to be friends, enemies or neutral parties.

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