Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6-9 - June 23, 1968 - Montreal

A class on Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6-9 given by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on June 23, 1968 in Montreal, Canada. A transcript of the class can be found here: https://goo.gl/NzjBYq. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.6 puṁso varṣa-śataṁ hy āyus  tad-ardhaṁ cājitātmanaḥ niṣphalaṁ yad asau rātryāṁ  śete ’ndhaṁ prāpitas tamaḥ Every human being has a maximum duration of life of one hundred years, but for one who cannot control his senses, half of those years are completely lost because at night he sleeps twelve hours, being covered by ignorance. Therefore such a person has a lifetime of only fifty years. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.7 mugdhasya bālye kaiśore  krīḍato yāti viṁśatiḥ jarayā grasta-dehasya  yāty akalpasya viṁśatiḥ In the tender age of childhood, when everyone is bewildered, one passes ten years. Similarly, in boyhood, engaged in sporting and playing, one passes another ten years. In this way, twenty years are wasted. Similarly, in old age, when one is an invalid, unable to perform even material activities, one passes another twenty years wastefully. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.8 durāpūreṇa kāmena  mohena ca balīyasā śeṣaṁ gṛheṣu saktasya  pramattasyāpayāti hi One whose mind and senses are uncontrolled becomes increasingly attached to family life because of insatiable lusty desires and very strong illusion. In such a madman’s life, the remaining years are also wasted because even during those years he cannot engage himself in devotional service. Srimad Bhagavatam 7.6.9 ko gṛheṣu pumān saktam  ātmānam ajitendriyaḥ sneha-pāśair dṛḍhair baddham  utsaheta vimocitum What person too attached to household life due to being unable to control his senses can liberate himself? An attached householder is bound very strongly by ropes of affection for his family [wife, children and other relatives].