Synonyms
vyāsaḥ uvāca—Vyāsadeva said; iti—thus; sampraśna—perfect inquiries; saṁhṛṣṭaḥ—perfectly satisfied; viprāṇām—of the sages there; raumharṣaṇiḥ—the son of Romaharṣaṇa, namely Ugraśravā; pratipūjya—congratulating; vacaḥ—words; teṣām—their; pravaktum—to reply; upacakrame—attempted.

Translation
Vyāsadeva said: Ugraśravā [Sūta Gosvāmī], the son of Romaharṣaṇa, being fully satisfied by the perfect questions of the brāhmaṇas, thanked them and thus attempted to reply.

Synonyms
śrotavya-ādīni—subject matters for hearing; rājendra—O Emperor; nṛṇām—of human society; santi—there are; sahasraśaḥ—hundreds and thousands; apaśyatām—of the blind; ātma-tattvam—knowledge of self, the ultimate truth; gṛheṣu—at home; gṛha-medhinām—of persons too materially engrossed.

Translation
Those persons who are materially engrossed, being blind to the knowledge of ultimate truth, have many subject matters for hearing in human society, O Emperor.

Synonyms
nidrayā—by sleeping; hriyate—wastes; naktam—night; vyavāyena—sex indulgence; ca—also; vā—either; vayaḥ—duration of life; divā—days; ca—and; artha—economic; īhayā—development; rājan—O King; kuṭumba—family; bharaṇena—by maintaining; vā—either.

Translation
The lifetime of such an envious householder is passed at night either in sleeping or in sex indulgence, and in the daytime either in making money or maintaining family members.

Synonyms
deha—body; apatya—children; kalatra—wife; ādiṣu—and in everything in relation to them; ātma—own; sainyeṣu—fighting soldiers; asatsu—fallible; api—although; teṣām—for them; pramattaḥ—too attached; nidhanam—destruction; paśyan—having been seen; api—although; na—not; paśyati—sees.

Translation
Persons devoid of ātma-tattva do not inquire into the problems of life, being too attached to the fallible soldiers of senses, wife, children, etc. Although sufficiently experienced, they still do not see their inevitable destruction.

Synonyms
saḥ—that; vai—certainly; puṁsām—for mankind; paraḥ—sublime; dharmaḥ—occupation; yataḥ—by which; bhaktiḥ—devotional service; adhokṣaje—unto the Transcendence; ahaitukī—causeless; apratihatā—unbroken; yayā—by which; ātmā—the self; suprasīdati—completely satisfied.

Translation
The supreme occupation [dharma] for all humanity is that by which men can attain to loving devotional service unto the transcendent Lord. Such devotional service must be unmotivated and uninterrupted to completely satisfy the self.

Synonyms
vāsudeve—unto Kṛṣṇa; bhagavati—unto the Personality of Godhead; bhakti-yogaḥ—contact of devotional service; prayojitaḥ—being applied; janayati—does produce; āśu—very soon; vairāgyam—detachment; jñānam—knowledge; ca—and; yat—that which; ahaitukam—causeless.

Translation
By rendering devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one immediately acquires causeless knowledge and detachment from the world.

Synonyms
dharmaḥ—occupation; sva-anuṣṭhitaḥ—executed by one's own self; puṁsām—of humankind; viṣvaksena—the Personality of Godhead (plenary portion); kathāsu—in the message; yaḥ—what is; na—not; utpādayet—does produce; yadi—if; ratim—attraction; śramaḥ—useless labor; eva—only; hi—certainly; kevalam—entirely.

Translation
The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead.

Synonyms
dharmaḥ—occupation; sva-anuṣṭhitaḥ—executed by one's own self; puṁsām—of humankind; viṣvaksena—the Personality of Godhead (plenary portion); kathāsu—in the message; yaḥ—what is; na—not; utpādayet—does produce; yadi—if; ratim—attraction; śramaḥ—useless labor; eva—only; hi—certainly; kevalam—entirely.

Translation
The occupational activities a man performs according to his own position are only so much useless labor if they do not provoke attraction for the message of the Personality of Godhead.

Synonyms
dharmasya—occupational engagement; hi—certainly; āpavargyasya—ultimate liberation; na—not; arthaḥ—end; arthāya—for material gain; upakalpate—is meant for; na—neither; arthasya—of material gain; dharma-eka-antasya—for one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service; kāmaḥ—sense gratification; lābhāya—for attainment; hi—exactly; smṛtaḥ—is described by the great sages.

Translation
All occupational engagements are certainly meant for ultimate liberation. They should never be performed for material gain. Furthermore, according to sages, one who is engaged in the ultimate occupational service should never use material gain to cultivate sense gratification.

Synonyms
kāmasya—of desires; na—not; indriya—senses; prītiḥ—satisfaction; lābhaḥ—gain; jīveta—self-preservation; yāvatā—so much as; jīvasya—of the living being; tattva—the Absolute Truth; jijñāsā—inquiries; na—not; arthaḥ—end; yaḥ ca—also; iha—in this life; karmabhiḥ—by one's occupation.

Translation
Life’s desires should never be directed toward sense gratification. One should desire only a healthy life, or self-preservation, since a human being is meant for inquiry about the Absolute Truth. Nothing else should be the goal of one’s works.