भवेऽस्मिन्क्लिश्यमानानामविद्याकामकर्मभिः ।
श्रवणस्मरणार्हाणि करिष्यन्निति केचन ॥३५॥

bhave 'smin kliśyamānānām
avidyā-kāma-karmabhiḥ
śravaṇa-smaraṇārhāṇi
kariṣyann iti kecana


Text

Some say that you have appeared in this world to help those suffering due to their actions arising from material desires arising from ignorance by engaging them in hearing and remembering about you, so that they can attain prema.

Purport

This is the real reason for the Lord’s appearance. First there is ignorance (avidya) and then desire (kama), and then action (karmabhih). You come to engage those suffering due to actions arising from material desires which are due to ignorance in actions for attaining prema. The destruction of suffering is incidental, because it is said in the next verse that the result of hearing about the Lord is seeing the lotus of the Lord. By seeing the Lord one attains prema.