Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 33
Avadhūta’s Further Teachers: Detachment, Solitude, One-Pointed Meditation, and the Lord as Āśraya
अवधूतवच: श्रुत्वा पूर्वेषां न: स पूर्वज: । सर्वसङ्गविनिर्मुक्त: समचित्तो बभूव ह ॥ ३३ ॥
avadhūta-vacaḥ śrutvā pūrveṣāṁ naḥ sa pūrva-jaḥ sarva-saṅga-vinirmuktaḥ sama-citto babhūva ha
En entendant les paroles de l’avadhūta, le saint roi Yadu —ancêtre de nos ancêtres— fut libéré de tout attachement matériel, et son mental se fixa dans l’équanimité spirituelle.
Here the Lord praises His own dynasty, called Yadu-vaṁśa, because there appeared in that dynasty many great self-realized kings. King Yadu was enlightened by Dattātreya in the form of an avadhūta brāhmaṇa who taught the King to fix his consciousness on the spiritual platform of detachment by simply observing the creation of God.
FAQs
This verse states that by hearing the Avadhūta’s wisdom, Yadu became sarva-saṅga-vinirmukta—completely freed from material association—and attained a balanced, steady mind.
Kṛṣṇa cites Yadu as an example of how sincere hearing from a realized sage (the Avadhūta) can immediately produce deep detachment and inner equilibrium—illustrating the power of sat-saṅga and śravaṇa.
Seek genuine spiritual teachings, hear them attentively, and reduce unhealthy attachments; as detachment grows, the mind naturally becomes steadier amid success and failure.