Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 10
Purūravā’s Song of Renunciation and the Glory of Sādhu-saṅga
सपरिच्छदमात्मानं हित्वा तृणमिवेश्वरम् । यान्तीं स्त्रियं चान्वगमं नग्न उन्मत्तवद् रुदन् ॥ १० ॥
sa-paricchadam ātmānaṁ hitvā tṛṇam iveśvaram yāntīṁ striyaṁ cānvagamaṁ nagna unmatta-vad rudan
ঐশ্বৰ্যসহ প্ৰভুসম মোক তাই নাৰীয়ে তৃণৰ দৰে ত্যাগ কৰিলে; তথাপি মই নগ্ন, উন্মত্তৰ দৰে কান্দি কান্দি তাইৰ পিছে পিছে গ’লোঁ।
FAQs
It portrays how lust-driven attachment can strip a person of dignity, self-control, and even basic propriety—making one abandon everything and behave like a madman while chasing sense pleasure.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these teachings within Kṛṣṇa’s instructions to Uddhava, illustrating the degrading consequences of uncontrolled attachment.
Cultivate self-mastery by regulating desire, avoiding obsessive relationships, and redirecting the heart toward devotion and higher purpose, so emotions do not overrule discernment.