Shloka 46
Kṛṣṇa Leads Kālayavana to Mucukunda; The Yavana Is Burned; Mucukunda’s Prayers and Boon of Bhakti
लब्ध्वा जनो दुर्लभमत्र मानुषं कथञ्चिदव्यङ्गमयत्नतोऽनघ । पादारविन्दं न भजत्यसन्मति- र्गृहान्धकूपे पतितो यथा पशु: ॥ ४६ ॥
labdhvā jano durlabham atra mānuṣaṁ kathañcid avyaṅgam ayatnato ’nagha pādāravindaṁ na bhajaty asan-matir gṛhāndha-kūpe patito yathā paśuḥ
罪なき御方よ。稀有で高貴な人身をたまたま得ながら、あなたの蓮華の御足を礼拝しない者の心は汚れている。家という物質の闇の盲井戸に、獣のように落ちた者である。
Our real home is in the kingdom of God. Despite our tenacious determination to remain in our material home, death will rudely eject us from the theater of material affairs. To stay at home is not bad, nor is it bad to devote ourselves to our loved ones. But we must understand that our real home is eternal, in the spiritual kingdom.
FAQs
This verse says human birth is extremely rare and, when obtained with sound faculties, should be used for serving the Lord’s lotus feet; otherwise one wastes it in binding attachments.
After realizing Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy, Mucukunda prays with detachment, explaining that without devotion, worldly domestic absorption becomes a trap that keeps the soul from spiritual freedom.
Keep Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet at the center—regular sādhana, hearing/chanting, and offering work and relationships in service—so home life supports bhakti instead of becoming mere attachment.