Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 35
Purūravā’s Song of Renunciation and the Glory of Sādhu-saṅga
वैतसेनस्ततोऽप्येवमुर्वश्या लोकनिष्पृह: । मुक्तसङ्गो महीमेतामात्मारामश्चचार ह ॥ ३५ ॥
vaitasenas tato ’py evam urvaśyā loka-niṣpṛhaḥ mukta-saṅgo mahīm etām ātmārāmaś cacāra ha
अशा रीतीने उर्वशीच्या लोकात राहण्याची इच्छा सोडून, महाराज पुरूरवा सर्व भौतिक संगापासून मुक्त होऊन आणि आत्म्यात तृप्त राहून पृथ्वीवर भ्रमण करू लागले.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Twenty-sixth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Aila-gītā.”
FAQs
This verse shows that true freedom arises when one becomes loka-niṣpṛha—desireless for worldly pleasures—and mukta-saṅga—released from attachment—then lives as an ātmārāma, satisfied in the Self.
Vaitasena refers to King Purūravas, who was infatuated with the celestial woman Urvaśī. After realizing the futility of that attachment, he became detached and wandered the earth as a self-realized person.
Reduce compulsive attachment by practicing regulated living, mindful association, and devotion; then inner contentment grows, making relationships and possessions secondary rather than identity-defining.