Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 2
Aditi’s Lament and Kaśyapa’s Instruction of the Payo-vrata (Milk Vow) to Please Keśava
एकदा कश्यपस्तस्या आश्रमं भगवानगात् । निरुत्सवं निरानन्दं समाधेर्विरतश्चिरात् ॥ २ ॥
ekadā kaśyapas tasyā āśramaṁ bhagavān agāt nirutsavaṁ nirānandaṁ samādher virataś cirāt
Pagkaraan ng napakaraming araw, lumabas sa samādhi ang makapangyarihang si Kaśyapa Muni at isang araw ay umuwi sa āśrama; nakita niyang walang kasiyahan at walang pagdiriwang doon.
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It describes sage Kaśyapa coming back to Aditi’s hermitage after a long period of samādhi and noticing that the āśrama had become joyless and without celebration.
Because Aditi was distressed by the loss and oppression faced by the devas, and her inner sorrow reflected outwardly in the atmosphere of the hermitage.
Spiritual practice should not become escapism; genuine dharma includes noticing suffering and addressing it with devotion, prayer, and purposeful vows rather than remaining indifferent.