Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 15
Śrāddhadeva Manu’s Sons: Pṛṣadhra’s Curse and Renunciation; Genealogies of Nariṣyanta and Diṣṭa
कवि: कनीयान् विषयेषु नि:स्पृहो विसृज्य राज्यं सह बन्धुभिर्वनम् । निवेश्य चित्ते पुरुषं स्वरोचिषं विवेश कैशोरवया: परं गत: ॥ १५ ॥
kaviḥ kanīyān viṣayeṣu niḥspṛho visṛjya rājyaṁ saha bandhubhir vanam niveśya citte puruṣaṁ sva-rociṣaṁ viveśa kaiśora-vayāḥ paraṁ gataḥ
Being reluctant to accept material enjoyment, Manu’s youngest son, whose name was Kavi, gave up the kingdom before attaining full youth. Accompanied by his friends, he went to the forest, always thinking of the self-effulgent Supreme Personality of Godhead within the core of his heart. Thus he attained perfection.
FAQs
This verse presents Kavi as niḥspṛha—free from hankering for sense-objects—and shows that genuine detachment supports wholehearted absorption in the Supreme Person.
Because he was indifferent to worldly enjoyment and chose the forest life to fully fix his consciousness on the self-effulgent Supreme Person, leading to liberation.
Cultivate deliberate detachment from excessive sense indulgence and regularly place the mind on Bhagavān through steady remembrance, prayer, and disciplined spiritual practice.