Shloka 2
Bharata Mahārāja’s Attachment to a Deer and His Fall from Yoga
तत्र तदा राजन् हरिणी पिपासया जलाशयाभ्याशमेकैवोपजगाम ॥ २ ॥
tatra tadā rājan hariṇī pipāsayā jalāśayābhyāśam ekaivopajagāma.
O King, while Bharata Mahārāja was sitting on the bank of that river, a doe, tormented by thirst, came there alone to drink from the water.
FAQs
This verse shows the very first, seemingly ordinary trigger—an innocent creature approaching out of need—which later becomes the seed of Bharata’s attachment.
Śukadeva is narrating the unfolding event directly to Parīkṣit, keeping the listener engaged as the turning point in Bharata’s life begins.
Be alert to small moments that invite emotional entanglement; compassion is good, but keep steady boundaries so devotion and spiritual priorities do not get displaced.