Human life's hundred years are wasted by uncontrolled senses through sleep and illusion; true civilization means mastering senses, not being mastered by them.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.6.6 — December 8, 1975, Vṛndāvana 751208SB-VRNDAVAN [24:40 Minutes] SB-07.06.06_751208SB-VRNDAVAN Harikeśa: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [devotees repeat] Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Seventh Canto, Six Chapter, sixth verse.
Prabhupāda: The other [indistinct]. [break] Harikeśa: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] puṁso varṣa-śataṁ hy āyus tad-ardhaṁ cājitātmanaḥ niṣphalaṁ yad asau rātryāṁ śete 'ndhaṁ prāpitas tamaḥ [SB 7.6.6] [break] [00:58] Translation: "Every human being's duration of life is maximum one hundred years. Out of these one hundred years, persons who cannot control the senses misuse half of them. Therefore such persons' duration of life is fifty years.
The other balance, fifty years, is completely lost because at night he sleeps eight to twelve hours." Prabhupāda: puṁso varṣa-śataṁ hy āyus tad-ardhaṁ cājitātmanaḥ niṣphalaṁ yad asau rātryāṁ śete 'ndhaṁ prāpitas tamaḥ [SB 7.6.6] Now, āyur-vyayaḥ. Prahlāda Mahārāja has already explained how these foolish persons are simply wasting time for economic development: "I shall get money, and with money, dharma, artha, kāma, I shall satisfy my senses." This is going on, dharmārtha-kāma. Nobody is trying for mokṣa. Dharma-artha...
They come to the temple just to become a dharmī, but the real purpose is: "My dear Lord, I am very poor man. Please give me some money." Dharma, artha. And what he will do with money? Kāma: "I shall satisfy my senses." This is going on. So Kṛṣṇa gives them.
Ye yathā māṁ prapadyante [Bg. 4.11]. It is not that Kṛṣṇa does not give. Kṛṣṇa satisfies always. For this reason, it is recommended that even if you have got some lusty desires to fulfill, still, you go to Kṛṣṇa and He will satisfy it.
Don't go to other demigods. Kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānā yajanty anya-devatāḥ [Bg. 7.20]. Generally people go to other demigod for fulfilling their lusty desires: "Mother, Goddess Kālī, I am very great devotee of you. Kindly allow me to eat meat." That's all.
Mother says, "All right, bring one black goat and offer me and then take prasādam." This is meant for the meat-eaters. The purpose is to restrain him. Instead of purchasing meat from the slaughterhouse, the śāstra says, "All right, you meat eat in this way." This is restriction. This is not indulgence.