तद्गृहेषु प्रसक्तानां प्रायशः क्षपितं प्रभो ॥६॥
yad Ädiá¹£á¹aá¹ bhagavatÄ
Å›ivenÄdhoká¹£ajena ca
tad gá¹›heá¹£u prasaktÄnÄá¹
prÄyaÅ›aḥ ká¹£apitaá¹ prabho
yat - what; Ädiá¹£á¹am - was instructed; bhagavatÄ - by the exalted personality; Å›ivena - Lord Åšiva; adhoká¹£ajena - by Lord Viṣṇu; ca - also; tat - that; gá¹›heá¹£u - to family affairs; prasaktÄnÄm - by us who were too much attached; prÄyaÅ›aḥ - almost; ká¹£apitam - forgotten; prabho - O master.
O master, may we inform you that because of our being overly attached to family affairs, we almost forgot the instructions we received from Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣṇu.
Remaining in family life is a kind of concession for sense enjoyment. One should know that sense enjoyment is not required, but one has to accept sense enjoyment inasmuch as one has to live. As confirmed in ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (1.2.10), kÄmasya nendriya-prÄ«tiḥ. One has to become a gosvÄmÄ« and control his senses. One should not simply use his senses for sense gratification; rather, the senses should be employed just as much as required for maintaining body and soul together. ÅšrÄ«la RÅ«pa GosvÄmÄ« recommends, anÄsaktasya viá¹£ayÄn yathÄrham upayuñjataḥ: one should not be attached to sense objects but should accept sense enjoyment as much as required, and no more. If one wishes to enjoy the senses more than required, he becomes attached to family life, which means bondage. All the PracetÄs admitted their fault in remaining in household life.
