Shloka 3
Bhakti Yoga: The Three Modes of Devotion, Non-Envy, and Time as the Lord
विरागो येन पुरुषो भगवन्सर्वतो भवेत् । आचक्ष्व जीवलोकस्य विविधा मम संसृती: ॥ ३ ॥
virāgo yena puruṣo bhagavan sarvato bhavet ācakṣva jīva-lokasya vividhā mama saṁsṛtīḥ
देवहूति ने आगे कहा—हे भगवान! जिससे मनुष्य सर्वथा वैराग्य को प्राप्त हो, ऐसी जीवों की नाना प्रकार की मेरी संसृति (जन्म-मृत्यु की धारा) का वर्णन विस्तार से कीजिए; उसे सुनकर हम इस संसार के कर्मों से विरक्त हो सकें।
In this verse the word saṁsṛtīḥ is very important. Śreyaḥ-sṛti means the prosperous path of advancement towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and saṁsṛti means the continued journey on the path of birth and death towards the darkest region of material existence. People who have no knowledge of this material world, God and their actual intimate relationship with Him are actually going to the darkest region of material existence in the name of progress in the material advancement of civilization. To enter the darkest region of material existence means to enter into a species of life other than the human species. Ignorant men do not know that after this life they are completely under the grip of material nature and will be offered a life which may not be very congenial. How a living entity gets different kinds of bodies will be explained in the next chapter. This continual change of bodies in birth and death is called saṁsāra. Devahūti requests her glorious son, Kapila Muni, to explain about this continued journey to impress upon the conditioned souls that they are undergoing a path of degradation by not understanding the path of bhakti-yoga, devotional service.
FAQs
In this verse Devahuti asks Kapila to explain the principle by which one becomes detached from all material attachments—implying that true vairagya arises from higher spiritual understanding and devotion taught by the Lord.
Devahuti seeks clear knowledge of the living being’s various conditions of material existence so she can understand bondage and learn the path to transcend it through Kapila’s bhakti-centered teachings.
Regularly study and apply Bhagavatam teachings to see the temporary nature of material pursuits, and cultivate devotion that naturally reduces compulsive attachment to possessions, status, and sensory habits.