Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 39
Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva
कामधियस्त्वयि रचिता न परम रोहन्ति यथा करम्भबीजानि । ज्ञानात्मन्यगुणमये गुणगणतोऽस्य द्वन्द्वजालानि ॥ ३९ ॥
kāma-dhiyas tvayi racitā na parama rohanti yathā karambha-bījāni jñānātmany aguṇamaye guṇa-gaṇato ’sya dvandva-jālāni
O Supreme Lord, if persons obsessed with material desires for sense gratification through material opulence worship You, who are the source of all knowledge and are transcendental to material qualities, they are not subject to material rebirth, just as sterilized or fried seeds do not produce plants. Living entities are subjected to the repetition of birth and death because they are conditioned by material nature, but since You are transcendental, one who is inclined to associate with You in transcendence escapes the conditions of material nature.
This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (4.9) , wherein the Lord says:
FAQs
This verse says desire-driven intentions do not produce the highest result when directed toward the Lord—like boiled seeds that cannot sprout—because real liberation comes from transcending the guṇas and their dualities.
He uses the metaphor to show that kama-centered mentality cannot yield ultimate spiritual growth; the Lord is beyond material qualities, while desire operates within the guṇas that bind one in duality.
Reduce decisions driven purely by craving and aversion, and cultivate devotion and clear awareness that the Lord is beyond the shifting modes—so you are less trapped by success/failure, pleasure/pain, and praise/blame.