Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 66
Kṛṣṇa’s Impending Departure; Uddhava’s Surrender; King Yadu and the Avadhūta’s Twenty-Four Gurus
Beginnings
सासकृत्स्नेहगुणिता दीनचित्ताजमायया । स्वयं चाबध्यत शिचा बद्धान् पश्यन्त्यपस्मृति: ॥ ६६ ॥
sāsakṛt sneha-guṇitā dīna-cittāja-māyayā svayaṁ cābadhyata śicā baddhān paśyanty apasmṛtiḥ
Bound again and again by the cords of intense material affection, the mother pigeon’s mind was crushed by sorrow. Seized by the Lord’s illusory energy, she forgot herself and, rushing toward her helpless chicks, was at once caught in the net.
FAQs
This verse shows that repeated emotional attachment can overpower discrimination, so that one willingly enters the same bondage one is witnessing—illustrating how māyā works through affection and forgetfulness.
It is used within the Avadhūta’s teachings (conveyed to Uddhava by Kṛṣṇa) to demonstrate how family-attachment and delusion can bind the soul, and why a seeker should cultivate detachment and clear remembrance.
Notice when emotion makes you ignore obvious consequences; pause, remember your spiritual aim, and act with dharma and discernment rather than being pulled into harmful patterns by attachment.