Kṛṣṇa’s Impending Departure; Uddhava’s Surrender; King Yadu and the Avadhūta’s Twenty-Four Gurus
Beginnings
य: प्राप्य मानुषं लोकं मुक्तिद्वारमपावृतम् । गृहेषु खगवत् सक्तस्तमारूढच्युतं विदु: ॥ ७४ ॥
yaḥ prāpya mānuṣaṁ lokaṁ mukti-dvāram apāvṛtam gṛheṣu khaga-vat saktas tam ārūḍha-cyutaṁ viduḥ
ผู้ใดได้เกิดเป็นมนุษย์ ย่อมมีประตูแห่งโมกษะเปิดอยู่กว้าง แต่ถ้ามนุษย์นั้นกลับยึดติดเรือนชานเหมือนนกโง่ในเรื่องนี้ ก็พึงรู้ว่าเป็นผู้ขึ้นที่สูงแล้วสะดุดตกลงมา
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Uddhava.”
This verse states that human life is a rare opportunity where the door to liberation is open, and wasting it in binding attachment leads to spiritual downfall.
A bird can be trapped by bait; similarly, a person can be trapped by sense-based comforts and anxieties of home, forgetting the open path to liberation.
Live responsibly but reduce possessiveness: prioritize sādhana (hearing, chanting, remembrance), simplify wants, and treat home and relationships as service to God rather than identity and bondage.