पुंसस्त्रिवर्गो विहितः सुहृदो ह्यनुभावितः न तेषु क्लिश्यमानेषु त्रिवर्गो ऽर्थाय कल्पते
puṁsas tri-vargo vihitaḥ suhṛdo hy anubhāvitaḥ na teṣu kliśyamāneṣu tri-vargo 'rthāya kalpate
Synonyms
puṁsaḥ—of a person; tri-vargaḥ—the three aims of life (religion, economic development and sense gratification); vihitaḥ—enjoined according to Vedic ritualistic ceremonies; suhṛdaḥ—toward relatives and friends; hi—indeed; anubhāvitaḥ—when they are properly in line; na—not; teṣu—in them; kliśyamāneṣu—if they are actually in any difficulty; tri-vargaḥ—these three aims of life; arthāya—for any purpose; kalpate—does become so..
Translation
When one's friends and relatives are properly situated, one's religion, economic development and sense gratification, as described in the Vedic literatures, are beneficial. Otherwise, if one's friends and relatives are in distress, these three cannot offer any happiness.
Purport
Vasudeva regretfully informed Nanda Mahārāja that although he had his wife and children, he could not properly discharge his duty of maintaining them and was therefore unhappy.