Shloka 3
Priyavrata Accepts Kingship by Brahmā’s Instruction; Sapta-dvīpa Formation and Renunciation
महतां खलु विप्रर्षे उत्तमश्लोकपादयो: । छायानिर्वृतचित्तानां न कुटुम्बे स्पृहामति: ॥ ३ ॥
mahatāṁ khalu viprarṣe uttamaśloka-pādayoḥ chāyā-nirvṛta-cittānāṁ na kuṭumbe spṛhā-matiḥ
โอพราหมณ์ฤๅษี มหาตมะผู้พึ่งพาดอกบัวพระบาทของอุตตมศฺโลกะย่อมอิ่มเอมในร่มเงาแห่งพระบาทนั้น จิตสำนึกของเขาไม่อาจยึดติดกับวงศ์ญาติได้
Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung, nitāi pada-kamala, koṭī-candra suśītala, ye chāyāya jagat juḍāya. He describes the shade of the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda as being so nice and cooling that all materialists, who are always in the blazing fire of material activities, may come under the shade of His lotus feet and be fully relieved and satiated. The distinction between family life and spiritual life can be experienced by any person who has undergone the tribulations of living with a family. One who comes under the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord never becomes attracted by the activities of family life. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (2.59) , paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate: one gives up lower engagements when he experiences a higher taste. Thus one becomes detached from family life as soon as he comes under the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord.
FAQs
This verse says that great devotees, whose hearts are satisfied in the shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet, do not feel covetous longing for household attachment.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this to King Parīkṣit, addressing him respectfully as a brāhmaṇa-sage (viprarṣe) while explaining the mindset of great devotees.
Cultivate inner shelter in the Lord’s lotus feet through hearing, chanting, and remembrance; then family life is lived as duty and service rather than as an object of possessive craving.