Shloka 51
Yayāti, Devayānī, Śarmiṣṭhā, and the Exchange of Youth: The Unsatisfied Nature of Desire
एवं वर्षसहस्राणि मन:षष्ठैर्मन:सुखम् । विदधानोऽपि नातृप्यत् सार्वभौम: कदिन्द्रियै: ॥ ५१ ॥
evaṁ varṣa-sahasrāṇi manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhair manaḥ-sukham vidadhāno ’pi nātṛpyat sārva-bhaumaḥ kad-indriyaiḥ
แม้มหาราชายยาติผู้ครองพิภพทั้งปวง จะใช้เวลาหนึ่งพันปีให้ใจและอินทรีย์ทั้งห้าหมกมุ่นในสุขทางวัตถุ ก็ยังไม่อาจอิ่มเอมได้ เพราะอินทรีย์นั้นยากจะทำให้พอ
The kad-indriya, or unpurified senses, can be purified if one engages the senses and the mind in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tat-paratvena nirmalam. One must be freed from all designations. When one identifies himself with the material world, his senses are impure. But when one achieves spiritual realization and identifies himself as a servant of the Lord, his senses are purified immediately. Engagement of the purified senses in the service of the Lord is called bhakti. Hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktir ucyate. One may enjoy the senses for many thousands of years, but unless one purifies the senses, one cannot be happy.
FAQs
This verse teaches that even when one enjoys for thousands of years, the mind and senses remain unsatisfied; material pleasure cannot fully satiate desire.
In the Yayāti narrative, Śukadeva highlights that sovereignty and prolonged enjoyment do not conquer craving—only higher realization and detachment can.
Limit indulgence, observe how desires multiply, and redirect attention toward disciplined living and devotion (bhakti), which brings deeper contentment than sensory chasing.