Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 28
Nondual Vision Beyond Praise and Blame
Dvandva-nivṛtti and Ātma-viveka
यथामयोऽसाधुचिकित्सितो नृणां पुन: पुन: सन्तुदति प्ररोहन् । एवं मनोऽपक्वकषायकर्म कुयोगिनं विध्यति सर्वसङ्गम् ॥ २८ ॥
yathāmayo ’sādhu cikitsito nṛṇāṁ punaḥ punaḥ santudati prarohan evaṁ mano ’pakva-kaṣāya-karma kuyoginaṁ vidhyati sarva-saṅgam
不適切に治療された病が再び芽生えて患者を幾度も苦しめるように、倒錯した傾向を完全に浄めきれていない心は物質に執着し、未熟なヨーギーを繰り返し悩ませる。
Sarva-saṅgam refers to one’s stubborn attachment to material objects of so-called enjoyment, such as children, wife, money, nation and friends. One who increases his attachment to children, wife and so on, although supposedly performing devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa, is understood to be either a kuyogī, as described in this verse, or a bewildered neophyte who has failed to properly treat the disease of the heart called material attachment. If one has repeated relapses into material attachment, he has failed to eradicate the darkness of ignorance from his heart.
FAQs
This verse compares relapse to a disease that returns when wrongly treated: if inner impurities and karmic residues are not purified, the mind repeatedly drags one back into attachment.
Śukadeva explains that without genuine purification and detachment, external yoga practice can fail—because the mind, still carrying latent passions, will continue to afflict the practitioner through renewed worldly attachments.
Treat spiritual growth like proper healing: address root habits and desires through steady discipline, honest self-examination, and sustained devotional or meditative practice—otherwise old attachments tend to return.