Shloka 42
Kuntī’s Prayers and the Neutralization of the Brahmāstra
Uttarā Protected; Yudhiṣṭhira’s Grief Begins
त्वयि मेऽनन्यविषया मतिर्मधुपतेऽसकृत् । रतिमुद्वहतादद्धा गङ्गेवौघमुदन्वति ॥ ४२ ॥
tvayi me ’nanya-viṣayā matir madhu-pate ’sakṛt ratim udvahatād addhā gaṅgevaugham udanvati
ข้าแต่มธุปติ ขอให้จิตของข้าพเจ้ามุ่งต่อพระองค์เพียงผู้เดียวเสมอ และให้ความรักภักดีไหลไปหาพระองค์ไม่ขาดสาย ดุจสายน้ำคงคาที่ไหลสู่มหาสมุทรโดยไร้อุปสรรค
Perfection of pure devotional service is attained when all attention is diverted towards the transcendental loving service of the Lord. To cut off the tie of all other affections does not mean complete negation of the finer elements, like affection for someone else. This is not possible. A living being, whoever he may be, must have this feeling of affection for others because this is a symptom of life. The symptoms of life, such as desire, anger, hankerings, feelings of attraction, etc., cannot be annihilated. Only the objective has to be changed. Desire cannot be negated, but in devotional service the desire is changed only for the service of the Lord in place of desire for sense gratification. The so-called affection for family, society, country, etc., consists of different phases of sense gratification. When this desire is changed for the satisfaction of the Lord, it is called devotional service.
FAQs
This verse prays for a mind that has no other object than Kṛṣṇa—repeatedly returning to Him with steady, single-pointed love.
After Kṛṣṇa protected the Pāṇḍavas and prepared to depart, Kuntī begged for uninterrupted remembrance—natural, continuous devotion that cannot be diverted.
Choose Kṛṣṇa as the primary focus of the heart and build daily “flow” through consistent nāma-japa, hearing Bhāgavatam, and redirecting the mind back to Him whenever it wanders.