SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM - Prabhupada

76 Srimad-Bhigavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 2villages; kharva!a-mountain villages; ghl)§dn-the little villages ofcowherds; ca-and; dadahub,-they burned; pattanani-the capitals;ca-also.TRANSLATIONThe demons set fire to the cities, villages, pasturing grounds,cowpens, gardens, agricultural fields and natural forests. Theyburned the hermitages of the saintly persons, the important minesthat produced valuable metals, the residential quarters of theagriculturalists, the mountain villages, and the villages of the cowprotectors, the cowherd men. They also burned the governmentcapitals.PURPORTThe word udyana refers to places where trees are especially grown toproduce fruits and flowers, which are most important for human civilization.Krr:ta says in Bhagavad-gita (9.26):patram ppam phalam toyamyo me bhaktya prayacchatitad aham bhakty-upahrtam·a.snami prayatatmanab."If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, Iwill accept it." Fruits and flowers are very much pleasing to the Lord. Ifone wants to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he can simplyoffer fruits and flowers, and the Lord will be pleased to accept them. Ouronly duty is to please the Supreme Godhead (sarilsiddhir hari-tormm).Whatever we do and whatever our occupation, our main purpose shouldbe to please the Supreme Lord. All the paraphernalia mentioned in thisverse is especially meant for the satisfaction of the Lord, not the satisfactionof one's senses. The government-indeed, the entire societyshouldbe structured in such a way that everyone can be trained to satisfythe Supreme Personality of Godhead. But unfortunately, especially inthis age, na te vidub. svartha-gatim hi vi§JJ-um: people do not know thatthe highest goal of human life is to please Lord ViQU. On the contrary,like demons, they simply plan to kill ViQU and be happy by sensegratification.