Shloka 20
Vānaprastha-vidhi and Sannyāsa-dharma: Austerity, Detachment, and the Paramahaṁsa Ideal
एकश्चरेन्महीमेतां नि:सङ्ग: संयतेन्द्रिय: । आत्मक्रीड आत्मरत आत्मवान् समदर्शन: ॥ २० ॥
ekaś caren mahīm etāṁ niḥsaṅgaḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ ātma-krīḍa ātma-rata ātma-vān sama-darśanaḥ
လောကီအလှည့်အပြောင်းများအပေါ် အလွန်မကပ်လှုပ်ဘဲ၊ အင်္ဒြိယများကို ထိန်းချုပ်ထားသော သာသနာရှင်သည် တစ်ယောက်တည်း မြေပြင်ပေါ်တွင် လှည့်လည်သင့်သည်။ အမြင့်ဆုံးဘုရားသခင်ကို သိမြင်ခြင်းနှင့် မိမိအတ္တကို သိမြင်ခြင်း၌ ပျော်ရွှင်ကျေနပ်ကာ၊ နေရာတိုင်းကို တူညီသဘောဖြင့်မြင်၍ ဝိညာဉ်ရေးအခြေခံပေါ်တွင် တည်ငြိမ်ရမည်။
One who remains attached to material sense gratification cannot be steady in the process of chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. Being shackled by illusory desires, he is not able to fully control the senses. Actually, one should take shelter of devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa twenty-four hours a day, for by such service one remains within the scope of spiritual reality. By chanting and hearing the holy names of the Lord along with the Lord’s glories and pastimes, one naturally drifts away from the field of material sense gratification. Good association with Lord Kṛṣṇa and His devotees automatically vanquishes useless material association, and one is able to carry out the Vedic injunctions meant to lift the conditioned soul out of the material field and onto the liberated platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. In this regard, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī states in his Upadeśāmṛta (4):
FAQs
It describes the ideal renunciant as one who lives without attachment, controls the senses, remains inwardly satisfied in the Self, and maintains equal vision toward all beings.
Kṛṣṇa was instructing Uddhava on the mature stage of spiritual life—how a detached, self-controlled seeker can live in the world while remaining absorbed in the Self and free from material dependence.
Reduce unnecessary attachments and distractions, practice disciplined sense-use (food, media, speech), and cultivate inner contentment through steady sādhana so your vision becomes calmer and more equal toward others.