गृहेष्वभिनिवेशोऽयं पुंसां भवितुमर्हति ॥२॥
na nÅ«naá¹ mukta-saá¹…gÄnÄá¹
tÄdṛśÄnÄá¹ dvijará¹£abha
gá¹›heá¹£v abhiniveÅ›o 'yaá¹
puá¹sÄá¹ bhavitum arhati
na - not; nÅ«nam - certainly; mukta-saá¹…gÄnÄm - who are free from attachment; tÄdṛśÄnÄm - such; dvija-ṛṣabha - O greatest of the brÄhmaṇas; gá¹›heá¹£u - to family life; abhiniveÅ›aḥ - excessive attachment; ayam - this; puá¹sÄm - of persons; bhavitum - to be; arhati - is possible.
Devotees are certainly liberated persons. Therefore, O greatest of the brÄhmaṇas, they cannot possibly be absorbed in family affairs.
In Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu it is said that by executing devotional service to the Lord, one can understand the transcendental position of the living being and the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be understood by any means except bhakti. The Lord confirms this in ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (11.14.21). BhaktyÄham ekayÄ grÄhyaḥ: “only by executing devotional service can one appreciate Me.†Similarly, in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (18.55) Lord Kṛṣṇa says, bhaktyÄ mÄm abhijÄnÄti: “simply by discharging devotional service, one can understand Me.†Thus for a bhakta to become attached to family affairs is impossible, since a bhakta and his associates are liberated. Everyone is searching after Änanda, or bliss, but in the material world there can never be any bliss. It is only possible in devotional service. Attachment for family affairs and devotional service are incompatible. Therefore MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it was somewhat surprised to hear that MahÄrÄja Priyavrata was simultaneously attached to devotional service and to family life.
