Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 24
The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā
स एकदा महाराज विचरन् मृगयां वने । वृत: कतिपयामात्यैरश्वमारुह्य सैन्धवम् ॥ २३ ॥ प्रगृह्य रुचिरं चापं शरांश्च परमाद्भुतान् । दंशितोऽनुमृगं वीरो जगाम दिशमुत्तराम् ॥ २४ ॥
sa ekadā mahārāja vicaran mṛgayāṁ vane vṛtaḥ katipayāmātyair aśvam āruhya saindhavam
パリークシト王よ、勇士スデュムナは、数人の大臣と従者に伴われ、シンドゥの地より来た馬に乗って森へ狩りに入った。鎧をまとい、美しい弓と妙なる矢を携え、獣を追って森の北部へと至った。
FAQs
This verse depicts a king going to the forest for hunting with ministers, showing a royal practice of the time; the Bhāgavatam often uses such scenes to set up later moral and spiritual consequences that arise from intense pursuit and worldly eagerness.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these events to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
It warns how strong eagerness in pursuit (even of a harmless goal) can carry one off course; a devotee applies restraint, mindfulness, and higher purpose so that desire does not dictate direction.