Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 54
Kṛṣṇa Leads Kālayavana to Mucukunda; The Yavana Is Burned; Mucukunda’s Prayers and Boon of Bhakti
मन्ये ममानुग्रह ईश ते कृतो राज्यानुबन्धापगमो यदृच्छया । य: प्रार्थ्यते साधुभिरेकचर्यया वनं विविक्षद्भिरखण्डभूमिपै: ॥ ५४ ॥
manye mamānugraha īśa te kṛto rājyānubandhāpagamo yadṛcchayā yaḥ prārthyate sādhubhir eka-caryayā vanaṁ vivikṣadbhir akhaṇḍa-bhūmi-paiḥ
主よ、あなたは私に恩寵をお与えくださったと存じます。王国への執着が、はからずも自ずと去ったからです。このような自由は、広大な帝国を治める徳ある王たちが、独居の修行のため森へ入ろうと願って祈り求めるものです。
FAQs
This verse presents detachment from worldly power—especially royal entanglement—as a direct form of Krishna’s mercy, something even saintly renunciants pray to attain.
After receiving Krishna’s darshana and being freed from the burdens and attachments of kingship, Mucukunda recognizes that losing worldly entanglement is a divine favor guiding him toward spiritual life.
See reduced obsession with status, control, and constant achievement as an opportunity for devotion—simplify life, cultivate solitude for reflection, and redirect energy toward prayer and service to Krishna.