SB 4.29 Text 1
Text
prācīnabarhir uvāca
bhagavaṁs te vaco 'smābhir
na samyag avagamyate
kavayas tad vijānanti
na vayaṁ karma-mohitāḥ
bhagavaṁs te vaco 'smābhir
na samyag avagamyate
kavayas tad vijānanti
na vayaṁ karma-mohitāḥ
Synonyms
prācīnabarhiḥ uvāca-King Prācīnabarhi said; bhagavan-O my lord; te-your; vacaḥ-words; asmābhiḥ-by us; na-never; samyak-perfectly; avagamyate-are understood; kavayaḥ-those who are expert; tat-that; vijānanti-can understand; na-never; vayam-we; karma-by fruitive activities; mohitāḥ-enchanted.
Translation
King Prācīnabarhi replied: My dear lord, we could not appreciate completely the purport of your allegorical story of King Purañjana. Actually, those who are perfect in spiritual knowledge can understand, but for us, who are overly attached to fruitive activities, to realize the purpose of your story is very difficult.
Purport
In Bhagavad-gītā (7.13) Lord Kṛṣṇa says: