Shloka 9
Purūravā’s Song of Renunciation and the Glory of Sādhu-saṅga
अहो मे आत्मसम्मोहो येनात्मा योषितां कृत: । क्रीडामृगश्चक्रवर्ती नरदेवशिखामणि: ॥ ९ ॥
aho me ātma-sammoho yenātmā yoṣitāṁ kṛtaḥ krīḍā-mṛgaś cakravartī naradeva-śikhāmaṇiḥ
အို၊ ကိုယ့်ကိုယ်ကို မောဟဖြစ်ခြင်းကြီးပါလား! ငါသည် စကြဝတီဘုရင်၊ မင်းတို့၏ မဏိရတနာဟု ဆိုရသော်လည်း မိန်းမတို့လက်ထဲက ကစားစရာတိရစ္ဆာန်လို ဖြစ်သွားပြီ!
Since the king’s body had become fully engaged in satisfying the superficial desires of women, his body was now like a toy animal in their hands.
FAQs
This verse shows that lust can create deep self-delusion, making even a powerful person lose dignity and become controlled by sense pleasure rather than the true self.
He uses strong, humbling imagery to teach King Yadu that worldly power cannot protect one from inner weakness; attachment can reduce even an emperor to helplessness.
Recognize early signs of compulsive attachment, set boundaries for sense indulgence, and cultivate remembrance of the self through sādhana (japa, prayer, and satsanga) to regain inner freedom.