Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 7
Vidura’s Questions: How the Unchangeable Lord Relates to Māyā; Bhakti as the Remedy; Blueprint for the Coming Cosmology
एतस्मिन्मे मनो विद्वन् खिद्यतेऽज्ञानसङ्कटे । तन्न: पराणुद विभो कश्मलं मानसं महत् ॥ ७ ॥
etasmin me mano vidvan khidyate ’jñāna-saṅkaṭe tan naḥ parāṇuda vibho kaśmalaṁ mānasaṁ mahat
હે વિદ્વાન, આ અજ્ઞાનના સંકટમાં મારું મન અત્યંત ખિન્ન છે. હે વિભો, કૃપા કરીને આ મહાન માનસિક કલ્મષ દૂર કરો.
Such mental bewilderment as represented here by Vidura takes place for some living entities, but not for everyone, for if everyone were bewildered there would be no possibility of a solution by higher personalities.
FAQs
This verse portrays ignorance as a dangerous entanglement that distresses the mind, and it urges seeking higher guidance to remove inner impurity and confusion.
Vidura, feeling troubled by the complexities of understanding reality, approaches the sage Maitreya to dispel his mental bewilderment through spiritual instruction.
Recognize confusion as a symptom of ignorance, then seek authentic spiritual guidance and practices that purify the heart—replacing anxiety with clarity and devotion.