Shloka 24
Yayāti’s Renunciation: The Allegory of the He-Goat and She-Goat
आसेवितं वर्षपूगान् षड्वर्गं विषयेषु स: । क्षणेन मुमुचे नीडं जातपक्ष इव द्विज: ॥ २४ ॥
āsevitaṁ varṣa-pūgān ṣaḍ-vargaṁ viṣayeṣu saḥ kṣaṇena mumuce nīḍaṁ jāta-pakṣa iva dvijaḥ
ഹേ പരീക്ഷിത്! യയാതി അനേകം വർഷങ്ങൾ ഇന്ദ്രിയവിഷയങ്ങളിൽ ഷഡ്വർഗ്ഗത്തെ ആസ്വദിക്കാൻ പതിവാക്കിയിരുന്നുവെങ്കിലും, ചിറകു വളർന്ന പക്ഷി നിമിഷത്തിൽ കൂടുവിടുന്നതുപോലെ അവൻ എല്ലാം ക്ഷണത്തിൽ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു।
That Mahārāja Yayāti was immediately liberated from the bondage of conditioned life is certainly astonishing. But the example given herewith is appropriate. A tiny baby bird, dependent fully on its father and mother even to eat, suddenly flies away from the nest when its wings have grown. Similarly, if one fully surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one is immediately liberated from the bondage of conditioned life, as promised by the Lord Himself ( ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi ). As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.4.18) :
FAQs
This verse says that even long-standing indulgence in sense objects can be abandoned in a moment when detachment awakens—like a fledgling bird leaving its nest as soon as it gains wings.
Ṣaḍ-varga refers to the six internal drives or enemies that bind one to sense life—commonly understood as lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride, and envy (or, in some readings, the six urges of speech, mind, anger, tongue, belly, and genitals).
Cultivate a clear decision to detach from harmful habits, strengthen spiritual practices (hearing, chanting, and disciplined living), and when conviction matures, leave the “nest” of old routines decisively rather than gradually bargaining with them.