SB 5.5.4

Text

nūnaṁ pramattaḥ kurute vikarma
yad indriya-prītaya āpṛṇoti
na sādhu manye yata ātmano ‘yam
asann api kleśada āsa dehaḥ

Synonyms

nūnamplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bignūnam

because; but; certainly; certainly in the previous birth; definitely; for want of; however; indeed; of course; otherwise; still insufficient; surely; therefore; very little.
—indeed; pramattaḥplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigpramattah

being mad in material conditions; being madly attached; mad; negligent; too attached.
—mad; kuruteplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigkurute

accepts; do; does; does perform; executes; He does; he performs; is doing; it so does; make; makes; performs; shows; so does; sometimes does; will make.
—performs; vikarmaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigvikarma

forbidden activities; sinful activities; sinful activities forbidden in the scriptures; work without sense.
—sinful activities forbidden in the scriptures; yatplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigyat

which; about whom; all these; all those; although; and as; and whichever; anything; as; as a matter of fact; as it is; as its; as much as; as they are; because; because of; because of which; because of whom; by the result of which; by the Supreme Lord; by which; by which way; by whom (the Supreme Lord); by whom; by whose; by whose merciful; even though; everything that was required; fixed under Your direction; for; for which; from both of whom; from him; from which; from whom; from whose; from Yuyudha; he whose; his; His eternal form which; his son; if; in which; in whom; inasmuch as; Kṛṣṇa; now further; of him (Somāpi); of him; of Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune; of the fire-gods; of the Lord; of the Supreme Lord; of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; of which (the intermediate space); of which; of whom (of the Supreme Lord); who; who is; whom; whose; whose form; Your.
—when; indriyaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigindriya

and of the senses themselves; and to the senses; bodily; by the senses; material senses; of sense organs; of the senses; senses; the knowledge-acquiring senses; the material senses; the sense organs; the senses; the senses for working and recording knowledge; the ten senses; to the senses; with the senses.
-prītayeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigprītaye

for the satisfaction of.
—for sense gratification; āpṛṇotiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigāpṛṇoti

engages.
—engages; naplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigna

never; not; are not; but not; cannot; certainly not; could not; did not; do not; does it not; does not; is not; it is not; it is not so; may not; neither; never; never does; never to be; no; no one; none; nor; not; not like that; not preceded by oṁ; not suitable; nothing; or not; shall not; should never; there is none; there is not; there should not be; was not; whether; without.
—not; sādhuplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigsādhu

a devotee; all good; as good as it should be; beautiful; befitting; devotee; duly; excellent; good; honest; of devotees; of saintly persons; of the devotees; of the exalted devotees; pious activities; proper; properly; quite all right; really good; saint; saintly; saintly, beautifully; the best; this is relevant; very good; very good, or the best part of life; very much purified; well and good; well behaved; what is auspicious; your goodness.
—befitting; manyeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigmanye

accept; although I think; I consider; I have vowed; I shall consider; I take it for granted; I think; I understand; think; we think.
—I think; yataḥplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigyatah

after which; and from Kṛtaratha; as it is so; because; because he is a fool; because of; because of anything; because of such a conception of life; because of this (being covered by the arrows of Lord Śiva); because of which; because of whom; beyond Him; by that; by which; by whom; for the reason of; from him (Hiraṇyanābha); from him; from that planet (Vitala); from the source; from what cause; from where; from which; from which or from whom; from whom (everything emanates); from whom (Nimi); from whom (Tṛṇabindu); from whom; how is it; in which (direction); in which dynasty; on account of a bad son; on account of whom; self-controlled; the ingredients from which; the Personality of Godhead from whom; the source; therefore; to whomever; whatever; when; where; whereby; wherefrom; wherefrom, for what reason; wherein; whereof; whereupon; wherever; whom.
—by which; ātmanaḥplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigatmanah

and one's own self; children; consisting of; done by himself; expansions; expansions of His person; for herself; for himself; for His personal benefit; for my personal self; for personal sense gratification; for personal service; for self-preservation; for the benefit of the soul; for the body; for the living entities; for the real self; for the self; for the soul; for themselves; from my body; from the self; from the Supreme Soul; her own; himself; His; his own; his own self; His personal; his personal interest; in the self; mind; My; my own; of all living entities; of herself; of Him; of himself (Lord Śiva); of himself; of himself, personally (the head of the state); of his body; of His own; of his own real identity, the soul; of his own self; of his own welfare; of his personal self; of his self; of his soul; of myself; of one's own; of one's own self; of one's self; of oneself; of self-realization; of the Absolute; of the body; of the conditioned soul; of the living being; of the living beings; of the living entities; of the living entity; of the mind; of the most dear; of the person; of the same category as You (viṣṇu-tattva); of the self; of the soul; of the spirit soul; of the Supersoul; of the Supersoul of everyone; of the Supreme; of the Supreme Being; of the Supreme Lord; of the Supreme Lord and of oneself; of the Supreme Lord Viṣṇu; of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; of the Supreme Soul; of the supreme spirit soul or the Transcendence beyond the material conception of life; of the Supreme Spirit Soul, or the transcendence beyond the material conception of life; of the vital energy; of themselves; of us living beings; of you; of your own body; of your own body, mind and soul; of Yourself; of yourselves; on Transcendence; one's own; one's self; oneself; own; own selves; personal; self; self-caused; self-dependant; self-sufficiently; soul; than the Supreme Soul; the living entities; the mind; the senses; the soul; the soul or the Supersoul; the spiritual identity of the universe; the Supersoul of everyone; their minds; their own property; to himself (Kardama); unto His own (Brahmā); whose mind; whose minds; whose nature.
—of the soul; ayamplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigayam

a person; all these (common men); all these; extraordinary it is; he (Śiva); He; Him; His; I am; in this; Kṛṣṇa; Lord Rāmacandra; of this; one; people in general; such a poor man; that; that is; the Lord; the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; the same; these; this (Caitanya-caritāmṛta); this (as measured by Brahmā's duration of life); this (child within the womb); this (child); this (Kṛṣṇa); this (Lord Śiva); this (rascal); this (what has been described); this brāhmaṇa; this; this action taken by you; this animal; this Bali Mahārāja; this child; this demon; this form; this incarnation of Kapila; this is; this King; this King Pṛthu; this Kṛṣṇa; this living entity; this Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; this man; this one (the Supreme Lord); this one; this period; this person (Ajāmila); this person (known as Ajāmila); this person; this Personality of Godhead; this process of creation and annihilation; this soul; this Vedic knowledge; Vasudeva; Śrī Kṛṣṇa; Śukadeva Gosvāmī.
—this; asanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigasan

being temporary; not existing.
—being temporary; apiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigapi

also; api; a still more secluded place; again; alas; also (confirms); also (the human beings); also; although (I am in such a position); although; although apparently different; although he is; although He is so; although it is so; although not exposed to common eyes; although one; although there is; although there was; and also; as also; as He is; as well as; as you have stated; at the same time; better than that; certainly; definitely; despite; either; else; especially; even; even if; even if the body is so exalted; even though; even though it is so; even though new calves were present; even though there is; even with; exactly; for the sake of; I am wondering; if; if also; if so; in due course; in spite of; in spite of this situation; including; indeed; it may be; just now; may be; moreover; of the word api; or; others; over and above; so; still; surely; the word api; then; though; thus; verily; virtually; whether.
—although; kleśaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigkleśa

by miseries; hardship; material distress; material pangs; miserable conditions; miseries; of miseries; sufferings; the distresses; troublesome.
-daḥplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigdah

givers.
—giving misery; āsaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigasa

appeared; became; became possible; engaged herself; there was; was; was born; was there.
—became possible; dehaḥplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigdehah

another body; body; her body; his body; material body and mind; the body; the material body; the same body; this body; this material body; transcendental body.
—the body. 

Translation

When a person considers sense gratification the aim of life, he certainly becomes mad after materialistic living and engages in all kinds of sinful activity. He does not know that due to his past misdeeds he has already received a body which, although temporary, is the cause of his misery. Actually the living entity should not have taken on a material body, but he has been awarded the material body for sense gratification. Therefore I think it not befitting an intelligent man to involve himself again in the activities of sense gratification by which he perpetually gets material bodies one after another. 

Purport

Begging, borrowing and stealing to live for sense gratification is condemned in this verse because such consciousness leads one to a dark, hellish condition. The four sinful activities are illicit sex, meat-eating, intoxication and gambling. These are the means by which one gets another material body that is full of miseries. In the Vedas it is said: asaṅgo hy ayaṁ puruṣaḥ. The living entity is not really connected with this material world, but due to his tendency to enjoy the material senses. he is put into the material condition. One should perfect his life by associating with devotees. He should not become further implicated in the material body.