Shloka 5
Purūravā’s Song of Renunciation and the Glory of Sādhu-saṅga
त्यक्त्वात्मानं व्रजन्तीं तां नग्न उन्मत्तवन्नृप: । विलपन्नन्वगाज्जाये घोरे तिष्ठेति विक्लव: ॥ ५ ॥
tyaktvātmānaṁ vrayantīṁ tāṁ nagna unmatta-van nṛpaḥ vilapann anvagāj jāye ghore tiṣṭheti viklavaḥ
သူမက သူ့ကို စွန့်ခွာပြီး ထွက်သွားစဉ် ဘုရင်သည် အဝတ်မရှိသော်လည်း ရူးသွပ်သူကဲ့သို့ နောက်ကလိုက်ပြေး하였다။ စိတ်လှုပ်ရှား၍ ငိုကြွေးကာ “အို ငါ့ဇနီး၊ အို ကြမ်းတမ်းသူမ၊ ရပ်ပါ!” ဟု အော်ခဲ့သည်။
As his beloved wife was leaving him, the shocked king was crying out, “My dear wife, please think for a moment. Just stop! You terrible lady, can’t you stop? Why don’t we speak together for a while? Why are you killing me?” Thus lamenting, he followed her.
FAQs
This verse depicts how intense attachment can strip a person of dignity and self-mastery—so much so that a powerful man behaves like a madman—illustrating the Bhagavatam’s warning that uncontrolled desire leads to suffering and humiliation.
In the Avanti brāhmaṇa narrative, his wife leaves him, and his mind—overpowered by dependence and longing—drives him to chase her in grief, revealing the bondage created by infatuation rather than true love rooted in dharma and devotion.
Cultivate self-control and inner stability: don’t let relationships become the sole source of identity; strengthen spiritual practice, healthy boundaries, and remembrance of Bhagavān so emotions don’t drag one into degrading choices.