Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 36
Priyavrata Accepts Kingship by Brahmā’s Instruction; Sapta-dvīpa Formation and Renunciation
स एवमपरिमितबलपराक्रम एकदा तु देवर्षिचरणानुशयनानुपतितगुणविसर्गसंसर्गेणानिर्वृतमिवात्मानं मन्यमान आत्मनिर्वेद इदमाह ॥ ३६ ॥
sa evam aparimita-bala-parākrama ekadā tu devarṣi-caraṇānuśayanānu-patita-guṇa-visarga-saṁsargeṇānirvṛtam ivātmānaṁ manyamāna ātma-nirveda idam āha.
इस प्रकार अपार बल और पराक्रम से युक्त महाराज प्रियव्रत एक बार विचार करने लगे कि देवर्षि नारद के चरणों में समर्पित होकर भी, और कृष्ण-चेतना के मार्ग पर होते हुए भी, वे फिर से गुणों के प्रवाह में फँसकर भौतिक कर्मों में उलझ गए हैं। इससे उनका मन व्याकुल हुआ और वैराग्य-भाव से वे बोलने लगे।
In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.5.17) it is said:
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This verse describes ātma-nirveda as the mood in which Ṛṣabhadeva, seeing the dissatisfaction caused by contact with the guṇas (material modes), speaks from a place of deep dispassion meant to awaken renunciation and devotion.
The verse says “as if” (iva): it indicates a teaching-līlā. Ṛṣabhadeva outwardly accepts the appearance of dissatisfaction produced by guṇa-saṅga to instruct conditioned souls about the danger of material association and the need for detachment.
Reduce guṇa-saṅga by regulating sense life, keeping saintly association, and anchoring the mind in bhakti—hearing and chanting—so that inner contentment replaces restless material craving.