SB 11.23.26

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, Chapter 23: The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa.

SB 11.23.25

SB 11.23.27

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 26

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

SYNONYMS

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.