Shloka 29
Arjuna’s Lament, the End of the Yadus, and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure
वासुदेवाङ्घ्र्यनुध्यानपरिबृंहितरंहसा । भक्त्या निर्मथिताशेषकषायधिषणोऽर्जुन: ॥ २९ ॥
vāsudevāṅghry-anudhyāna- paribṛṁhita-raṁhasā bhaktyā nirmathitāśeṣa- kaṣāya-dhiṣaṇo ’rjunaḥ
வாசுதேவனின் தாமரைத் திருவடிகளை இடையறாது தியானித்ததால் அர்ஜுனனின் பக்தி விரைவாக வளர்ந்தது; அந்த பக்தி அவன் சிந்தனையிலிருந்த எல்லா கசாய மாசுகளையும் மத்தித்து அகற்றியது।
Material desires in the mind are the trash of material contamination. By such contamination, the living being is faced with so many compatible and incompatible things that discourage the very existence of spiritual identity. Birth after birth the conditioned soul is entrapped with so many pleasing and displeasing elements, which are all false and temporary. They accumulate due to our reactions to material desires, but when we get in touch with the transcendental Lord in His variegated energies by devotional service, the naked forms of all material desires become manifest, and the intelligence of the living being is pacified in its true color. As soon as Arjuna turned his attention towards the instructions of the Lord, as they are inculcated in the Bhagavad-gītā, his true color of eternal association with the Lord became manifest, and thus he felt freed from all material contaminations.
FAQs
This verse states that constant meditation on Vāsudeva’s lotus feet strengthens one’s spiritual momentum and, through bhakti, removes all impurities from the heart and mind.
After the Lord’s departure and the heavy trials that followed, Arjuna turns inward to remembrance of Vāsudeva; that sustained devotion “churns out” remaining contaminations and restores clarity of intelligence.
Keep steady remembrance of Krishna—through japa, prayer, and hearing His līlā—so devotion gradually clears mental residue (anxieties, anger, grief) and strengthens discernment in daily decisions.