क्षणायुषां भारतभूजयो वरम् ।
क्षणेन मर्त्येन कृतं मनस्विनः
सन्न्यस्य संयान्त्यभयं पदं हरेः ॥२३॥
kalpÄyuá¹£Äá¹ sthÄnajayÄt punar-bhavÄt
ká¹£aṇÄyuá¹£Äá¹ bhÄrata-bhÅ«jayo varam
kṣaṇena martyena kṛtaṠmanasvinaḥ
sannyasya saá¹yÄnty abhayaá¹ padaá¹ hareḥ
kalpa-Äyuá¹£Äm - of those who have a life duration of many millions of years, like Lord BrahmÄ; sthÄna-jayÄt - than achievement of the place or planetary systems; punaḥ-bhavÄt - which is liable to birth, death and old age; ká¹£aṇa-Äyuá¹£Äm - of persons who have only one hundred years of life; bhÄrata-bhÅ«-jayaḥ - a birth in the land of BhÄrata-vará¹£a; varam - more valuable; ká¹£aṇena - for such a short life; martyena - by the body; ká¹›tam - the work executed; manasvinaḥ - those actually understanding the value of life; sannyasya - surrendering unto the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa; saá¹yÄnti - they achieve; abhayam - where there is no anxiety; padam - the abode; hareḥ - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
A short life in the land of Bharata-vará¹£a is preferable to a life achieved in Brahmaloka for millions and billions of years because even if one is elevated to Brahmaloka, he must return to repeated birth and death. Although life in BhÄrata-vará¹£a, in a lower planetary system, is very short, one who lives there can elevate himself to full Kṛṣṇa consciousness and achieve the highest perfection, even in this short life, by fully surrendering unto the lotus feet of the Lord. Thus one attains Vaikuṇá¹haloka, where there is neither anxiety nor repeated birth in a material body.
This is further confirmation of the statement given by Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu:
bhÄrata-bhÅ«mite haila manuá¹£ya-janma yÄra
janma sÄrthaka kari’ kara para-upakÄra
One who has taken birth in the land of BhÄrata-vará¹£a has a full opportunity to study the direct instructions given by Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ and thus finally decide what to do in his human form of life. One should certainly give up all other propositions and surrender to Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa will then immediately take charge and relieve one of the results of past sinful life (ahaá¹ tvÄá¹ sarva-pÄpebhyo moká¹£ayiá¹£yÄmi mÄ Å›ucaḥ). Therefore one should take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, as Kṛṣṇa Himself recommends. Man-manÄ bhava mad-bhakto mad-yÄjÄ« mÄá¹ namaskuru: “Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer Me obeisances.†This is very easy, even for a child. Why not take this path? One should try to follow the instructions of Kṛṣṇa exactly and thus become fully eligible to be promoted to the kingdom of God (tyaktvÄ dehaá¹ punar janma naiti mÄm eti so ’rjuna). One should go directly to Kṛṣṇa and engage in His service. This is the best opportunity offered to the inhabitants of BhÄrata-vará¹£a. One who is fit to return home, back to Godhead, is no longer liable to the results of karma, good or bad.
