Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 39
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तेनोपकृतमादाय शिरसा ग्राम्यसङ्गता: । त्यक्त्वा दुराशा: शरणं व्रजामि तमधीश्वरम् ॥ ३९ ॥
tenopakṛtam ādāya śirasā grāmya-saṅgatāḥ tyaktvā durāśāḥ śaraṇaṁ vrajāmi tam adhīśvaram
主が私に授けてくださった大いなる恩寵を、私は信愛をもって頂き、頭上に戴いて敬います。世俗の感覚的享楽への罪深い欲望を捨て、今や至上主、至高の神格たる御方に帰依いたします。
FAQs
This verse teaches that one should renounce worldly entanglement and instead take exclusive shelter of the Supreme Lord, recognizing worldly hopes as durāśā—vain expectations that distract the soul from devotion.
After learning through life’s lessons (his ‘gurus’) and receiving the Lord’s inner guidance, he concludes that real safety and fulfillment come not from material arrangements but from surrender to the Supreme Controller.
Reduce dependence on external validations and endless material plans, cultivate simple living, and anchor daily decisions in devotion—regular hearing/chanting, humility, and conscious reliance on God as the true protector.