Shloka 35
Nārada Explains the Allegory of King Purañjana
Deha–Indriya–Manaḥ Mapping and the Remedy of Bhakti
अर्थे ह्यविद्यमानेऽपि संसृतिर्न निवर्तते । मनसा लिङ्गरूपेण स्वप्ने विचरतो यथा ॥ ३५ ॥
arthe hy avidyamāne ’pi saṁsṛtir na nivartate manasā liṅga-rūpeṇa svapne vicarato yathā
Even when the object is not truly there, the wandering of saṁsāra does not cease—just as, in a dream, the mind roams in subtle forms. We suffer on seeing a tiger in a dream or a snake in a vision, though in fact there is neither tiger nor snake; such pain arises from subtle fabrication and is not pacified until we awaken from the dream.
As stated in the Vedas, the living entity is always separate from two kinds of material bodies — the subtle and the gross. All our sufferings are due to these material bodies. This is explained in Bhagavad-gītā (2.14) :
FAQs
This verse explains that bondage continues even without a real external object because the mind—carrying subtle impressions—creates experience, like dream-wandering.
To show that suffering and enjoyment can be produced by the subtle mind itself; therefore liberation requires purification of consciousness, not merely changing external circumstances.
Reduce mental fixation and impressions through sādhana—especially hearing and chanting about Bhagavān—so the mind stops recreating anxiety and desire even when triggers are absent.