Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 34
Uddhava’s Departure to Badarikāśrama and Vidura’s Turn Toward Maitreya
देहन्यासं च तस्यैवं धीराणां धैर्यवर्धनम् । अन्येषां दुष्करतरं पशूनां विक्लवात्मनाम् ॥ ३४ ॥
deha-nyāsaṁ ca tasyaivaṁ dhīrāṇāṁ dhairya-vardhanam anyeṣāṁ duṣkarataraṁ paśūnāṁ viklavātmanām
Así, el dejar el cuerpo del Señor y Sus līlās acrecientan la firmeza de los sobrios; pero para los demás son aún más difíciles de comprender, y para los de mente bestial sólo causan perturbación.
The transcendental forms and pastimes of the Lord, as described in Bhagavad-gītā, are difficult subject matters for those who are not devotees to understand. The Lord never reveals Himself to persons like the jñānīs and yogīs. And there are others who, because of their envying the Lord from the bottom of their hearts, are classified amongst the beasts, and for such envious beasts the subject matter of the Lord’s appearance and disappearance is simply a mental disturbance. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (7.15) , the miscreants who are simply concerned with material enjoyment, who work very hard like beasts of burden, can hardly know the Personality of Godhead at any stage due to āsurika-bhāva, or a spirit of revolt against the Supreme Lord.
FAQs
This verse explains that voluntarily relinquishing the body is attainable for the dhīra (self-controlled and spiritually steady), and it strengthens the resolve of other sober seekers, while it remains extremely difficult for the materially bewildered.
A dhīra is one who is sober, composed, and spiritually mature—able to remain steady amid bodily change and worldly upheaval, and thus capable of higher renunciation.
Cultivate steadiness through sādhana (hearing, chanting, remembrance) so that identity shifts from the body to the soul; then fear, agitation, and impulsive living decrease, and disciplined renunciation becomes possible.