Shloka 22
Varṣā-Śarad Vṛndāvana-Śobha: The Beauty of the Rainy and Autumn Seasons in Vraja
सर:स्वशान्तरोध:सु न्यूषुरङ्गापि सारसा: । गृहेष्वशान्तकृत्येषु ग्राम्या इव दुराशया: ॥ २२ ॥
saraḥsv aśānta-rodhaḥsu nyūṣur aṅgāpi sārasāḥ gṛheṣv aśānta-kṛtyeṣu grāmyā iva durāśayāḥ
Though the rainy season disturbed the lake shores, the cranes still dwelt upon those banks; likewise, materialistic people with tainted minds remain at home despite its many agitations, clinging to vain hopes.
During the rainy season there are often mud slides around the shores of lakes, and thorny bushes, stones and other debris sometimes accumulate there. Despite all these inconveniences, ducks and cranes continue meandering around the lakeshores. Similarly, innumerable painful occurrences are always disturbing family life, but a materialistic man never even considers leaving his family in the hands of his grown sons and going away for spiritual improvement. He regards such an idea as shocking and uncivilized, because he is completely ignorant of the Absolute Truth and his relationship to that Truth.
FAQs
It contrasts the calm, settled nature of peaceful places (like quiet lake-banks where cranes dwell) with the agitation of worldly life, where materialistic people remain attached to restless household activities due to vain hopes.
In Canto 10, Śukadeva uses nature in Vṛndāvana as spiritual instruction—showing how calmness and settlement are natural when conditions become peaceful, while material desire keeps one bound to agitation.
Reduce unnecessary, agitating engagements, simplify routines, and consciously choose practices that bring inner calm—especially hearing and remembering Bhagavān—rather than chasing hopes that keep the mind perpetually restless.