Shloka 64
Kṛṣṇa’s Impending Departure; Uddhava’s Surrender; King Yadu and the Avadhūta’s Twenty-Four Gurus
Beginnings
कपोतश्च कपोती च प्रजापोषे सदोत्सुकौ । गतौ पोषणमादाय स्वनीडमुपजग्मतु: ॥ ६४ ॥
kapotaś ca kapotī ca prajā-poṣe sadotsukau gatau poṣaṇam ādāya sva-nīḍam upajagmatuḥ
పావురం మరియు దాని భార్య తమ పిల్లల పోషణ కోసం ఎల్లప్పుడూ ఆతురతతో ఉండి ఆ నిమిత్తం అడవిలో తిరుగుతుండేవారు. తగిన ఆహారం సంపాదించి ఇప్పుడు తమ గూడు చేరారు.
FAQs
This verse sets the scene of the pigeon couple absorbed in maintaining and feeding their young—an example used in this chapter to illustrate how intense household attachment can bind the mind and lead to suffering when circumstances change.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to King Parīkṣit while narrating the Avadhūta’s teachings, which include instructive examples drawn from nature and daily life.
Perform family duties responsibly, but cultivate inner detachment—remembering that loved ones and outcomes are ultimately under the Lord’s control—so that service, not possessiveness, guides one’s actions.