Shloka 77
Nārada Explains the Allegory of King Purañjana
Deha–Indriya–Manaḥ Mapping and the Remedy of Bhakti
यथा तृणजलूकेयं नापयात्यपयाति च । न त्यजेन्म्रियमाणोऽपि प्राग्देहाभिमतिं जन: ॥ ७६ ॥ यावदन्यं न विन्देत व्यवधानेन कर्मणाम् । मन एव मनुष्येन्द्र भूतानां भवभावनम् ॥ ७७ ॥
yathā tṛṇa-jalūkeyaṁ nāpayāty apayāti ca na tyajen mriyamāṇo ’pi prāg-dehābhimatiṁ janaḥ
Oh rey de los hombres, mientras el ser no halle otro cuerpo por la sucesión del karma, la mente es la que alimenta el devenir de los seres y es el receptáculo de toda clase de deseos.
A living entity too much absorbed in material activity becomes very much attracted to the material body. Even at the point of death, he thinks of his present body and the relatives connected to it. Thus he remains fully absorbed in the bodily conception of life, so much so that even at the point of death he abhors leaving his present body. Sometimes it is found that a person on the verge of death remains in a coma for many days before giving up the body. This is common among so-called leaders and politicians who think that without their presence the entire country and all society will be in chaos. This is called māyā. Political leaders do not like to leave their political posts, and they either have to be shot by an enemy or obliged to leave by the arrival of death. By superior arrangement a living entity is offered another body, but because of his attraction to the present body, he does not like to transfer himself to another body. Thus he is forced to accept another body by the laws of nature:
FAQs
This verse states that the mind is the creator of material becoming (bhava) for living beings, especially when one remains trapped in uninterrupted fruitive action (karma).
Narada instructs the king—who was absorbed in ritualistic, fruitive duties—to seek a higher path that interrupts karmic entanglement, pointing him toward spiritual advancement beyond mere karma.
Create a deliberate “break” from compulsive action and reward-chasing by adopting a higher daily practice—such as devotion, meditation on the Lord, and conscious discipline—so the mind stops manufacturing repetitive material patterns.