Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 27
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
Depois, a fala e o órgão da fala devem ser entregues ao fogo; a habilidade artesanal e as duas mãos a Indra; o poder de movimento e as pernas ao Senhor Viṣṇu; o prazer sensual e os genitais a Prajāpati; o reto e a faculdade de evacuar, em seu devido lugar, a Mṛtyu. O ouvido e o som às divindades das direções; a pele e o tato a Vāyu; a forma e a visão ao sol; a língua, com Varuṇa, à água; e o olfato, com os Aśvinī-kumāras, à terra com seus aromas.
FAQs
This verse describes a disciplined inner withdrawal: assigning bodily functions to their cosmic controllers and merging the senses back into their subtle sources, cultivating detachment and God-centered remembrance.
Parīkṣit was preparing for imminent death; Śukadeva instructs him in a yogic method of detachment that supports steady concentration for hearing and remembering Bhagavān.
Practice sense-discipline: reduce distraction, consciously redirect hearing and touch away from agitation and toward sādhana—especially śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of the Lord.