Lessons From Akrura's Isructions To Dhritarastra

2014-09-03
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.49.22- Lessons From Akrura's Isructions To Dhritarastra (download mp3)
by Madhavendra Puri Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.49.22

adharmopacitam vittam

 haranty anye ’lpa-medhasah

sambhojaniyapadesair

 jalaniva jalaukasah

Translation:

In the guise of dear dependents, strangers steal the sinfully acquired wealth of a foolish man, just as the offspring of a fish drink up the water that sustains the fish.

Purport:

Ordinary people feel they cannot live without their wealth, although their possession of it is circumstantial and temporary. Just as wealth gives life to an ordinary man, water gives life to a fish. One’s dear dependents, however, steal one’s wealth, just as a fish’s offspring drink up the water sustaining the fish. In the words of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, this world is “a weird abode.”