upyamÄnaá¹ muhuḥ ká¹£etraá¹
svayaá¹ nirvÄ«ryatÄm iyÄt
na kalpate punaḥ sūtyai
uptaṠbījaṠca naśyati
evaá¹ kÄmÄÅ›ayaá¹ cittaá¹
kÄmÄnÄm atisevayÄ
virajyeta yathÄ rÄjann
agnivat kÄma-bindubhiḥ
upyamÄnam - being cultivated; muhuḥ - again and again; ká¹£etram - a field; svayam - itself; nirvÄ«ryatÄm - barrenness; iyÄt - may obtain; na kalpate - is not suitable; punaḥ - again; sÅ«tyai - for growing further harvests; uptam - sown; bÄ«jam - the seed; ca - and; naÅ›yati - is spoiled; evam - in this way; kÄma-ÄÅ›ayam - full of lusty desires; cittam - the core of the heart; kÄmÄnÄm - of the desirable objects; ati-sevayÄ - by enjoyment over and over again; virajyeta - may become detached; yathÄ - just as; rÄjan - O King; agni-vat - a fire; kÄma-bindubhiḥ - by small drops of clarified butter.
If one continuously sprinkles drops of ghee on a fire, the fire will not be extinguished, but if one suddenly puts a lump of ghee on a fire, the fire may possibly be extinguished entirely. Similarly, those who are too sinful and have thus been born in the lower classes are allowed to enjoy sinful activities fully, for thus there is a chance that these activities will become detestful to them, and they will get the opportunity to be purified.