सुसमृद्धभवनोद्यानाक्रीडविहारेषु दैत्यदानवकाद्रवेया नित्यप्रमुदितानुरक्त
कलत्रापत्यबन्धुसुहृद्अनुचरा गृहपतय ईश्वरादप्यप्रतिहतकामा मायाविनोदा
निवसन्ति ॥८॥
eteá¹£u hi bila-svargeá¹£u svargÄd apy adhika-kÄma-bhogaiÅ›varyÄnanda-bhÅ«ti-vibhÅ«tibhiḥ susamá¹›ddha-bhavanodyÄnÄkrÄ«á¸a-vihÄreá¹£u daitya-dÄnava-kÄdraveyÄ nitya-pramuditÄnurakta-kalatrÄpatya-bandhu-suhá¹›d-anucarÄ gá¹›ha-pataya Ä«Å›varÄd apy apratihata-kÄmÄ mÄyÄ-vinodÄ nivasanti
eteá¹£u - in these; hi - certainly; bila-svargeá¹£u - known as the heavenly subterranean worlds; svargÄt - than the heavenly planets; api - even; adhika - a greater quantity; kÄma-bhoga - enjoyment of sense gratification; aiÅ›varya-Änanda - bliss due to opulence; bhÅ«ti - influence; vibhÅ«tibhiḥ - by those things and wealth; su-samá¹›ddha - improved; bhavana - houses; udyÄna - gardens; ÄkrÄ«á¸a-vihÄreá¹£u - in places for different types of sense gratification; daitya - the demons; dÄnava - ghosts; kÄdraveyÄḥ - snakes; nitya - who are always; pramudita - overjoyed; anurakta - because of attachment; kalatra - to wife; apatya - children; bandhu - family relations; suhá¹›t - friends; anucarÄḥ - followers; gá¹›ha-patayaḥ - the heads of the households; Ä«Å›varÄt - than those more capable, like the demigods; api - even; apratihata-kÄmÄḥ - whose fulfillment of lusty desires is unimpeded; mÄyÄ - illusory; vinodÄḥ - who feel happiness; nivasanti - live.
In these seven planetary systems, which are also known as the subterranean heavens [bila-svarga], there are very beautiful houses, gardens and places of sense enjoyment, which are even more opulent than those in the higher planets because the demons have a very high standard of sensual pleasure, wealth and influence. Most of the residents of these planets, who are known as Daityas, DÄnavas and NÄgas, live as householders. Their wives, children, friends and society are all fully engaged in illusory material happiness. The sense enjoyment of the demigods is sometimes disturbed, but the residents of these planets enjoy life without disturbances. Thus they are understood to be very attached to illusory happiness.
According to the statements of PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja, material enjoyment is mÄyÄ-sukha, illusory enjoyment. A Vaiṣṇava is full of anxieties for the deliverance of all living entities from such false enjoyment. PrahlÄda MahÄrÄja says, mÄyÄ-sukhÄya bharam udvahato vimÅ«á¸hÄn: these fools (vimÅ«á¸has) are engaged in material happiness, which is surely temporary. Whether in the heavenly planets, the lower planets or the earthly planets, people are engrossed in temporary, material happiness, forgetting that in due course of time they have to change their bodies according to the material laws and suffer the repetition of birth, death, old age and disease. Not caring what will happen in the next birth, gross materialists are simply busy enjoying during the present short span of life. A Vaiṣṇava is always anxious to give all such bewildered materialists the real happiness of spiritual bliss.
