Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 4
Priyavrata Accepts Kingship by Brahmā’s Instruction; Sapta-dvīpa Formation and Renunciation
संशयोऽयं महान् ब्रह्मन् दारागारसुतादिषु । सक्तस्य यत्सिद्धिरभूत्कृष्णे च मतिरच्युता ॥ ४ ॥
saṁśayo ’yaṁ mahān brahman dārāgāra-sutādiṣu saktasya yat siddhir abhūt kṛṣṇe ca matir acyutā
ກະສັດກ່າວວ່າ—“ໂອ ພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່, ນີ້ແມ່ນຄວາມສົງໄສອັນໃຫຍ່ຂອງຂ້າ. ຜູ້ທີ່ຕິດພັນກັບເມຍ ເຮືອນ ແລະລູກ ເຊັ່ນປຣິຍະວຣະຕະ ຈະບັນລຸຄວາມສຳເລັດສູງສຸດອັນບໍ່ຜັນຜວນໃນຈິດສຳນຶກພຣະກຣິດສະນາໄດ້ແນວໃດ?”
King Parīkṣit wondered how a person so attached to wife, children and home could become so perfectly Kṛṣṇa conscious. Prahlāda Mahārāja has said:
FAQs
This verse raises the central inquiry: even one attached to spouse, home, and children can attain siddhi if the mind becomes steadily fixed on Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta), indicating bhakti as the decisive factor.
Parīkṣit seeks clarity on the apparent contradiction between material attachment and spiritual success, requesting Śukadeva to explain how devotion to Kṛṣṇa can arise even in an attached person.
Keep responsibilities, but make Kṛṣṇa the center through regular hearing/chanting, offering daily actions to Him, and reducing possessiveness—so attention steadily returns to the infallible Lord.