Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 39
Diti’s Puṁsavana Vow, Indra’s Intervention, and the Birth of the Maruts
अहो अर्थेन्द्रियारामो योषिन्मय्येह मायया । गृहीतचेता: कृपण: पतिष्ये नरके ध्रुवम् ॥ ३९ ॥
aho arthendriyārāmo yoṣin-mayyeha māyayā gṛhīta-cetāḥ kṛpaṇaḥ patiṣye narake dhruvam
Kaśyapa Muni pensou: “Ai de mim! Tornei-me demasiado apegado à riqueza e ao gozo dos sentidos. Aproveitando isso, a māyā da Suprema Personalidade de Deus, na forma de uma mulher (minha esposa), cativou minha mente. Portanto sou miserável e certamente deslizarei rumo ao inferno.”
FAQs
This verse warns that absorption in artha (wealth) and indriya-sukha (sense enjoyment), fueled by māyā, captures the mind and leads to spiritual ruin and suffering.
In remorse over his conduct and the power of illusion, Indra condemns his own materialistic, lust-driven mentality as spiritually miserly and therefore deserving of severe karmic consequence.
Use it as a check on priorities: reduce compulsive sense indulgence, practice self-restraint, and redirect the mind toward dharma and devotion rather than wealth-and-pleasure obsession.