Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 28
Brahmacarya and Vānaprastha Duties; Gradual Dissolution of Bodily Identity
वाचमग्नौ सवक्तव्यामिन्द्रे शिल्पं करावपि । पदानि गत्या वयसि रत्योपस्थं प्रजापतौ ॥ २६ ॥ मृत्यौ पायुं विसर्गं च यथास्थानं विनिर्दिशेत् । दिक्षु श्रोत्रं सनादेन स्पर्शेनाध्यात्मनि त्वचम् ॥ २७ ॥ रूपाणि चक्षुषा राजन् ज्योतिष्यभिनिवेशयेत् । अप्सु प्रचेतसा जिह्वां घ्रेयैर्घ्राणं क्षितौ न्यसेत् ॥ २८ ॥
vācam agnau savaktavyām indre śilpaṁ karāv api padāni gatyā vayasi ratyopasthaṁ prajāpatau
Kemudian, pertuturan beserta lidah hendaklah dipersembahkan kepada api; kemahiran pertukangan dan kedua-dua tangan kepada dewa Indra; kuasa bergerak dan kaki kepada Bhagavān Viṣṇu; kenikmatan nafsu beserta alat kelamin kepada Prajāpati. Dubur beserta kuasa pembuangan hendaklah diserahkan pada tempatnya kepada Mṛtyu; pendengaran beserta getaran bunyi kepada dewa-dewa penjaga arah; deria sentuh beserta objek sentuhan kepada Vāyu; rupa beserta kuasa penglihatan kepada matahari; lidah beserta Varuṇa diletakkan dalam air; dan deria bau beserta objek bau, bersama Aśvinī-kumāra, diletakkan pada bumi.
FAQs
In 7.12.28, Śukadeva describes a meditative withdrawal where sight is merged into light, taste into water, and smell into earth—reducing sensory fixation and turning the mind inward.
Parīkṣit was preparing for death through exclusive devotion and detachment; Śukadeva gives practical steps of sense-withdrawal to support steady remembrance of the Supreme.
Practice conscious restraint: reduce overstimulation, redirect the senses to sattvic inputs, and engage them in bhakti (seeing the Deity, tasting prasāda, smelling tulasī/incense) so the senses naturally detach from worldly craving.