Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 29
Avadhūta’s Teachers: Python, Ocean, Moth, Bee, Elephant, Deer, Fish—and Piṅgalā’s Song of Detachment
न ह्यङ्गाजातनिर्वेदो देहबन्धं जिहासति । यथा विज्ञानरहितो मनुजो ममतां नृप ॥ २९ ॥
na hy aṅgājāta-nirvedo deha-bandhaṁ jihāsati yathā vijñāna-rahito manujo mamatāṁ nṛpa
O King, just as a man bereft of spiritual knowledge never wishes to abandon his false sense of ownership over many material things, so one who has not awakened detachment never desires to give up the bondage of the material body.
FAQs
This verse says that mere bodily weariness or disgust is not enough to break bondage; without realized knowledge, one still holds on to possessiveness and ‘mine’-thinking.
While instructing Uddhava on genuine renunciation, Krishna clarifies that liberation requires realized wisdom, not just emotional disappointment with worldly life.
Don’t mistake burnout or disappointment for spiritual progress; cultivate steady understanding and devotion so that possessiveness and identity based on the body naturally weaken.