न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शांयति हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्धते
na jātu kāmaḥ kāmānām upabhogena śāṁyati haviṣā kṛṣṇa-vartmeva bhūya evābhivardhate
Synonyms
na—not; jātu—at any time; kāmaḥ—lusty desires; kāmānām—of persons who are very lusty; upabhogena—by enjoyment of lusty desires; śāṁyati—can be pacified; haviṣā—by supplying butter; kṛṣṇa-vartmā—fire; iva—like; bhūyaḥ—again and again; eva—indeed; abhivardhate—increases more and more..
Translation
As supplying butter to a fire does not diminish the fire but instead increases it more and more, the endeavor to stop lusty desires by continual enjoyment can never be successful. [In fact, one must voluntarily cease from material desires.]
Purport
One may have enough money and enough resources to satisfy the senses but still not be satisfied, for the endeavor to stop lusty desires by enjoying can never be successful. The example given here is very appropriate. One cannot stop a blazing fire by trying to extinguish it with butter.