Kṛṣṇa’s Impending Departure; Uddhava’s Surrender; King Yadu and the Avadhūta’s Twenty-Four Gurus
Beginnings
य: प्राप्य मानुषं लोकं मुक्तिद्वारमपावृतम् । गृहेषु खगवत् सक्तस्तमारूढच्युतं विदु: ॥ ७४ ॥
yaḥ prāpya mānuṣaṁ lokaṁ mukti-dvāram apāvṛtam gṛheṣu khaga-vat saktas tam ārūḍha-cyutaṁ viduḥ
Sesiapa yang memperoleh kelahiran sebagai manusia, baginya pintu pembebasan telah terbuka luas. Namun jika dia hanya melekat pada rumah tangga seperti burung bodoh dalam kisah ini, dia harus dianggap seperti orang yang naik tinggi lalu tersandung dan jatuh.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava.”
This verse states that human life is a rare opportunity where the door to liberation is open, and wasting it in binding attachment leads to spiritual downfall.
A bird can be trapped by bait; similarly, a person can be trapped by sense-based comforts and anxieties of home, forgetting the open path to liberation.
Live responsibly but reduce possessiveness: prioritize sādhana (hearing, chanting, remembrance), simplify wants, and treat home and relationships as service to God rather than identity and bondage.