Srimad Bhagavatam — Panchama Skandha, Shloka 25
The Forest of Material Existence: Jaḍa Bharata Instructs King Rahūgaṇa
सौवीरपतिरपि सुजनसमवगतपरमात्मसतत्त्व आत्मन्यविद्याध्यारोपितां च देहात्ममतिं विससर्ज । एवं हि नृप भगवदाश्रिताश्रितानुभाव: ॥ २५ ॥
sauvīra-patir api sujana-samavagata-paramātma-satattva ātmany avidyādhyāropitāṁ ca dehātma-matiṁ visasarja; evaṁ hi nṛpa bhagavad-āśritāśritānubhāvaḥ.
Após receber as lições de Jaḍa Bharata, o rei Rahūgaṇa de Sauvīra compreendeu plenamente a verdade da alma e abandonou por completo a concepção corporal, imposta pela ignorância. Ó rei, tal é a glória de buscar abrigo nos devotos que se abrigam em Bhagavān: quem se refugia no “servo do servo” do Senhor pode, sem dificuldade, deixar a identificação com o corpo e ser enobrecido.
As stated in Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Madhya 22.54) :
FAQs
This verse says bodily identification is an ignorance-based superimposition on the self, and it can be abandoned through realizing Paramātmā-tattva—especially by the influence of saintly association and devotion.
Śukadeva is instructing the King by highlighting a concrete transformation—how a ruler gave up dehātma-buddhi—showing Parīkṣit the practical potency of taking shelter of Bhagavān and His devotees.
Seek regular sādhusanga (association of sincere devotees), study Bhagavatam with humility, and practice bhakti (hearing, chanting, remembering) to weaken ego-based identity and cultivate self-understanding beyond the body.