Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 18
Yayāti’s Renunciation: The Allegory of the He-Goat and She-Goat
पूर्णं वर्षसहस्रं मे विषयान् सेवतोऽसकृत् । तथापि चानुसवनं तृष्णा तेषूपजायते ॥ १८ ॥
pūrṇaṁ varṣa-sahasraṁ me viṣayān sevato ’sakṛt tathāpi cānusavanaṁ tṛṣṇā teṣūpajāyate
私は満ちて千年のあいだ幾度も感官の享楽に耽ったが、それでもなお、それらへの渇望は日ごとに生じて増すばかりである。
Mahārāja Yayāti is explaining, in terms of his actual experience, how strong are sexual desires, even in old age.
FAQs
This verse states that even after a thousand years of indulgence, craving still keeps arising—showing that viṣaya-bhoga does not end tṛṣṇā; it feeds it.
Yayāti speaks from lived experience to express disillusionment with prolonged enjoyment and to highlight the need for renunciation and higher spiritual purpose.
Recognize that repeated indulgence often strengthens cravings; cultivate restraint, redirect desire toward devotion and meaningful discipline, and seek lasting fulfillment beyond consumption.