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Prabhupāda: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] [leads chanting of verse, etc.]

puruṣaḥ prakṛti-stho hi bhuṅkte prakṛti-jān guṇān kāraṇaṁ guṇa-saṅgo 'sya sad-asad-yoni-janmasu

[Bg. 13.22]

puruṣaḥ---the living entities; prakṛti-sthaḥ---being situated in the material world; hi---certainly; bhuṅkte---enjoys; prakṛti-jān---produced by the material nature; guṇān---modes of material nature; …

[02:16]

"The living entity in material nature thus follows the ways of life, enjoying the three modes of nature. This is …

[loud sounds of firecrackers throughout]

Puruṣa. Puruṣa means enjoyer, the living entity.

[Hindi aside greeting guest] Hare Kṛṣṇa. [Hindi]

So that day I have already explained, puruṣa. Puruṣa means the enjoyer, and prakṛti means enjoyed. So puruṣaḥ prakṛti-sthaḥ. The …

[aside = tells child not to talk]

Prakṛti-sthaḥ means this material world. The living entity, although part and parcel of God, spiritual entity, but he has come …

In the spiritual world the only enjoyer is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All others are enjoyed. But here in …

So what is the field of these enjoying activities? This body. That we have discussed. Kṣetra-kṣetra-jña. Idaṁ śarīraṁ kṣetram ity …

But he can give up. That is called liberty. That is called salvation. He can give up. Mukti. Mukti means... …

[aside in Hindi]

So puruṣaḥ prakṛti-stho hi bhuṅkte [Bg. 13.22]. Bhuṅkte means enjoys. Prakṛti-jān guṇān. Prakṛti... He has come here to enjoy, but …

Every living entity has association..., has associated with a particular type of guṇa. There are three guṇas, namely, goodness, passion …

So every living entity is suffering or enjoying. There is no enjoyment. Everyone is suffering, but he... That is called …

These foodstuff are in the modes of goodness. Just like Kṛṣṇa wants patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati …