Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 35
Purūravā’s Song of Renunciation and the Glory of Sādhu-saṅga
वैतसेनस्ततोऽप्येवमुर्वश्या लोकनिष्पृह: । मुक्तसङ्गो महीमेतामात्मारामश्चचार ह ॥ ३५ ॥
vaitasenas tato ’py evam urvaśyā loka-niṣpṛhaḥ mukta-saṅgo mahīm etām ātmārāmaś cacāra ha
Vì thế, khi đã dứt hẳn ước muốn được ở cùng cõi với Urvaśī, Mahārāja Purūravā lang thang khắp địa cầu, lìa mọi kết giao vật chất và hoàn toàn mãn nguyện trong tự ngã.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Eleventh Canto, Twenty-sixth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Aila-gītā.”
FAQs
This verse shows that true freedom arises when one becomes loka-niṣpṛha—desireless for worldly pleasures—and mukta-saṅga—released from attachment—then lives as an ātmārāma, satisfied in the Self.
Vaitasena refers to King Purūravas, who was infatuated with the celestial woman Urvaśī. After realizing the futility of that attachment, he became detached and wandered the earth as a self-realized person.
Reduce compulsive attachment by practicing regulated living, mindful association, and devotion; then inner contentment grows, making relationships and possessions secondary rather than identity-defining.