Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 28
Nārāyaṇa’s Impartiality, Absorption in Kṛṣṇa, and the Jaya–Vijaya Descent
Prelude to Prahlāda’s History
कीट: पेशस्कृता रुद्ध: कुड्यायां तमनुस्मरन् । संरम्भभययोगेन विन्दते तत्स्वरूपताम् ॥ २८ ॥ एवं कृष्णे भगवति मायामनुज ईश्वरे । वैरेण पूतपाप्मानस्तमापुरनुचिन्तया ॥ २९ ॥
kīṭaḥ peśaskṛtā ruddhaḥ kuḍyāyāṁ tam anusmaran saṁrambha-bhaya-yogena vindate tat-svarūpatām
ໜອນຫຍ້າທີ່ຖືກຜຶ້ງກັກໄວ້ໃນຮູຝາ ຈະລະລຶກເຖິງຜຶ້ງນັ້ນບໍ່ຂາດດ້ວຍຄວາມໂກຣດແລະຄວາມຢ້ານ ແລະສຸດທ້າຍກໍໄດ້ຮູບພາບເປັນຜຶ້ງເພາະການລະລຶກນັ້ນ. ສະເໝືອນກັນ ຖ້າວິນຍານທີ່ຖືກຜູກມັດຄິດເຖິງພຣະກຣິສນະ—ພຣະພະຄະວານ ອີສະວະຣະຜູ້ປາກົດດຸດມະນຸດພາຍໃຕ້ມາຍາ—ແມ່ນແຕ່ດ້ວຍຄວາມເປັນສັດຕູ ແຕ່ໂດຍການລະລຶກຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ ບາບຈະຖືກຊຳລະ ແລະຈະໄດ້ຮ່າງກາຍວິນຍານຄືນມາ।
In Bhagavad-gītā (4.10) the Lord says:
FAQs
This verse gives the bumblebee-worm analogy: intense, continuous remembrance fixes the mind so strongly that one’s consciousness—and even identity—becomes shaped into the object remembered.
He uses it to illustrate the principle that deep absorption (even if born from fear) powerfully transforms the living being—preparing the point that absorption in the Supreme Lord is even more purifying and decisive.
Guard what you repeatedly dwell on: sustained focus reshapes your habits and identity. Replace anxious fixation with deliberate remembrance of Krishna through japa, kirtana, and scriptural reflection.