Shloka 19
सान्त्वयन् श्लक्ष्णया वाचा हृदयेन विदूयता । प्रेयस्या: स्नेहसंरम्भलिङ्गमात्मनि नाभ्यगात् ॥ १९ ॥
sāntvayan ślakṣṇayā vācā hṛdayena vidūyatā preyasyāḥ sneha-saṁrambha- liṅgam ātmani nābhyagāt
With a heart pained by grief, the King spoke to his wife in very gentle, pleasing words to console her. Though filled with regret and trying to pacify her, he could not perceive in his beloved’s heart any sign of anger born of love.
The King very much regretted having left his Queen and having gone to the forest to execute sinful activities. When a person regrets his sinful activities, the abandoning of Kṛṣṇa consciousness and good intelligence, his path of deliverance from the path of material clutches is opened. As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.5.5) , parābhavas tāvad abodha-jāto yāvan na jijñāsata ātma-tattvam. When a person loses his Kṛṣṇa consciousness and loses interest in self-realization, he must engage in sinful activities. All one’s activities in a life devoid of Kṛṣṇa consciousness simply lead to defeat and misuse of one’s life. Naturally one who comes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness regrets his previous sinful activities in the human form. Only by this process can one be delivered from the clutches of nescience or ignorance in materialistic life.
FAQs
This verse shows how even while speaking soothingly, one’s inner heart can burn with attachment and turmoil—revealing how material affection and agitation bind the consciousness.
Because his own heart was internally disturbed; although he attempted outward consolation, his mind could not peacefully process her emotionally charged affection.
Keep speech gentle, but also purify the heart through sādhana (hearing, chanting, prayer), so inner agitation doesn’t silently govern decisions and relationships.