Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 55
Nārada Explains the Allegory of King Purañjana
Deha–Indriya–Manaḥ Mapping and the Remedy of Bhakti
स त्वं विचक्ष्य मृगचेष्टितमात्मनोऽन्त- श्चित्तं नियच्छ हृदि कर्णधुनीं च चित्ते । जह्यङ्गनाश्रममसत्तमयूथगाथं प्रीणीहि हंसशरणं विरम क्रमेण ॥ ५५ ॥
sa tvaṁ vicakṣya mṛga-ceṣṭitam ātmano ’ntaś cittaṁ niyaccha hṛdi karṇa-dhunīṁ ca citte jahy aṅganāśramam asattama-yūtha-gāthaṁ prīṇīhi haṁsa-śaraṇaṁ virama krameṇa
হে ৰাজন! হৰিণৰ এই ৰূপক অৱস্থা বুজি নিজৰ অন্তঃচিত্তক হৃদয়ত নিয়ন্ত্ৰণ কৰক, আৰু কাণক মোহিত কৰা ধ্বনিসমূহক মনত আশ্ৰয় নিদিব। কামময় গৃহস্থাশ্ৰম আৰু তেনে কথাবাৰ্তা ত্যাগ কৰক, আৰু মুক্ত হংসস্বৰূপ মহাত্মাসকলৰ কৃপাৰে ভগৱানৰ শৰণ লওক। এইদৰে ক্ৰমে ভৌতিক আসক্তিৰ পৰা বিরত হওক।
In one of his songs, Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura writes:
FAQs
This verse advises fixing the mind by bringing into consciousness the purifying ‘stream through the ear’—absorbing oneself in hearing sacred teachings—so the restless mind becomes restrained and steadied.
Nārada instructs the king to turn from ritualistic, materially motivated life and sense attachment toward bhakti—seeking saintly association, regulating the mind, and gradually renouncing degrading worldly talk and company.
Reduce distracting media and gossip, prioritize daily hearing/reading of Bhagavatam or kīrtana, seek uplifting association, and make gradual lifestyle changes that weaken compulsive sense-driven habits.