Synonyms kvacit — sometimes; nivartate — ceases; abhadrāt — from sinful activity; kvacit — sometimes; carati — commits; tat — that (sinful activity); punaḥ — again; prāyaścittam — the process of atonement; atho — therefore; apārtham — useless; manye — I consider; kuñjara-śaucavat — exactly like the bathing of an elephant.

Translation Sometimes one who is very alert so as not to commit sinful acts is victimized by sinful life again. I therefore consider this process of repeated sinning and atoning to be useless. It is like the bathing of an elephant, for an elephant cleanses itself by taking a full bath, but then throws dust over its head and body as soon as it returns to the land.

Synonyms atha — furthermore; vāyuḥ — air; mahā-bāho — O mighty-armed one; buddhiḥ — intelligence; saṃvit — consciousness; tathā — also; kila — indeed; smṛtiḥ — memory; sattvam — goodness; manaḥ — mind; dhairyam — patience; ātmā — self; dhamādayaḥ — the senses; smṛtāḥ — are considered.

Translation Furthermore, O mighty-armed one, air, intelligence, consciousness, memory, goodness, the mind, patience and the senses are considered to be the material substratum of the body.

Synonyms kecit — some people; kevalayā — by executing unalloyed; bhaktyā — devotional service; vāsudeva — to Lord Kṛṣṇa, the all-pervading Supreme Personality of Godhead; parāyaṇāḥ — completely attached (only to such service, without dependence on austerity, penance, cultivation of knowledge or pious activities); agham — all kinds of sinful reactions; dhunvanti — destroy; kārtsnyena — completely (with no possibility that sinful desires will revive); nīhāram — fog; iva — like; bhāskaraḥ — the sun.

Translation Only a rare person who has adopted complete, unalloyed devotional service to Kṛṣṇa can uproot the weeds of sinful actions with no possibility that they will revive. He can do this simply by discharging devotional service, just as the sun can immediately dissipate fog by its rays.

Synonyms kvacit — sometimes; nṛ-loke — in the human society; vidyate — there is; kvacit — sometimes; na — not; kvacit — sometimes; mahā-ātmā — great soul; kvacid — sometimes; alpa-buddhiḥ — less intelligent; kvacit — sometimes; sukham — happiness; kvacid — sometimes; idam — this; viṣaṇṇam — distress; kvacit — sometimes; na — not; kiñcit — anything; kvacid — sometimes; asti — exists; nityam — eternally.

Translation Sometimes in human society there is a great soul, sometimes there is none; sometimes there is happiness, sometimes distress; sometimes there is nothing at all. Nothing in this material world is permanent.

Synonyms dharmam — real religious principles, or bona fide laws of religion; tu — but; sākṣāt — directly; bhagavat — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; praṇītam — enacted; na — not; vai — indeed; viduḥ — they know; ṛṣayaḥ — the great ṛṣis such as Bhṛgu; na — not; api — also; devāḥ — the demigods; na — nor; siddha-mukhyāḥ — the chief leaders of Siddhaloka; asurāḥ — the demons; manuṣyāḥ — the inhabitants of Bhūrloka, the human beings; kuto — where; nu — indeed; vidyādhara — the lesser demigods known as Vidyādharas; cāraṇa — the residents of the planets where people are by nature great musicians and singers; ādayaḥ — and so on.

Translation Real religious principles are enacted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although fully situated in the mode of goodness, even the great ṛṣis who occupy the topmost planets cannot ascertain the real religious principles, nor can the demigods or the leaders of Siddhaloka, to say nothing of the asuras, ordinary human beings, Vidyādharas and Cāraṇas.

Synonyms śrī-rājā uvāca — the King said; katham — how; katham — in what way; ca — also; bhagavan — O my Lord; nija-dharmān — one's own occupational duties; parityajya — giving up; yajante — they worship; mām — Me; ananyayā — with exclusive devotion.

Translation The King said: O my Lord, how do they worship You, giving up their prescribed duties and yet faithfully fixing their minds upon You only?

Synonyms bhaktiḥ — devotional service; bhagavati — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sthūla-dṛṣṭiḥ — gross vision; sarva-ātmikā — all-pervading; yataḥ — from which; tayā — by that; hi — certainly; paramam — the supreme; brahma — Absolute Truth; jñāyate — is understood; na — not; tu — but; ataḥ — than that; anyathā — otherwise.

Translation Devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the only means by which one can completely understand the Absolute Truth. No other process can achieve this result.

Synonyms śṛṇvatām — of those who are hearing; sva-kathāḥ — His own topics; śuddhaḥ — pure; śraddadhānāḥ — with faith; satām — of devotees; kathāḥ — topics; bhaktiḥ — devotional service; parā — transcendental; bhagavati — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pratilabdhyā — is achieved; yathā tathā — accordingly.

Translation Those who hear with faith the pure topics of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as spoken by devotees, attain pure devotional service unto the Lord.

Synonyms saḥ — He; vai — indeed; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhūyaḥ — again; bhakti-yoga — of devotional service; vicārakaiḥ — by the discussers; kathām — topics; kathayati — speaks; prītyā — with love; bhakta-vatsalaḥ — very affectionate to His devotees; svayam — personally.

Translation The Supreme Personality of Godhead, being very affectionate toward His devotees, personally speaks about devotional service to those who discuss it.

Synonyms bhaktyā — by devotional service; aham — I; ekayā — only one; grāhyaḥ — can be captured; śraddhayā — with faith; ātmā — the Supreme Soul; priyaḥ — dear; satām — to the devotees; bhaktiḥ — devotional service; punāti — purifies; mat-nikāmam — even one who is born in a family of dog-eaters; śva-pākam — a dog-eater; iva — like; sambhavāt — from the lowest birth.

Translation I am captured only by unalloyed devotional service. I am dear to the devotees, and devotional service purifies even one born in the family of dog-eaters.