Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 10
Purūravā’s Song of Renunciation and the Glory of Sādhu-saṅga
सपरिच्छदमात्मानं हित्वा तृणमिवेश्वरम् । यान्तीं स्त्रियं चान्वगमं नग्न उन्मत्तवद् रुदन् ॥ १० ॥
sa-paricchadam ātmānaṁ hitvā tṛṇam iveśvaram yāntīṁ striyaṁ cānvagamaṁ nagna unmatta-vad rudan
സമ്പത്തോടുകൂടിയ പ്രഭുവായ എന്നെ അവൾ പുല്ലുപോലെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു; എന്നിട്ടും ഞാൻ നഗ്നനായി, ഭ്രാന്തനെപ്പോലെ കരഞ്ഞുകൊണ്ട് അവളുടെ പിന്നാലെ പോയി.
FAQs
It portrays how lust-driven attachment can strip a person of dignity, self-control, and even basic propriety—making one abandon everything and behave like a madman while chasing sense pleasure.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these teachings within Kṛṣṇa’s instructions to Uddhava, illustrating the degrading consequences of uncontrolled attachment.
Cultivate self-mastery by regulating desire, avoiding obsessive relationships, and redirecting the heart toward devotion and higher purpose, so emotions do not overrule discernment.