Srimad Bhagavatam — Chaturtha Skandha, Shloka 29
King Vena’s Tyranny, the Sages’ Counsel, and the Birth of Niṣāda
मैत्रेय उवाच इत्थं विपर्ययमति: पापीयानुत्पथं गत: । अनुनीयमानस्तद्याच्ञां न चक्रे भ्रष्टमङ्गल: ॥ २९ ॥
maitreya uvāca itthaṁ viparyaya-matiḥ pāpīyān utpathaṁ gataḥ anunīyamānas tad-yācñāṁ na cakre bhraṣṭa-maṅgalaḥ
大圣人迈特雷亚（Maitreya）继续说道：因此，这位国王因罪恶的生活和偏离正道而变得愚昧，实际上已经失去了所有的好运。他无法接受大圣人们极其恭敬提出的请求。
The demons certainly cannot have any faith in the words of authorities. In fact, they are always disrespectful to authorities. They manufacture their own religious principles and disobey great personalities like Vyāsa, Nārada and even the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa. As soon as one disobeys authority, he immediately becomes very sinful and loses his good fortune. The King was so puffed up and impudent that he dared disrespect the great saintly personalities, and this brought him ruination.
FAQs
This verse explains that when one’s intelligence becomes distorted (viparyaya-mati), one naturally drifts to the wrong path (utpatha), and even good advice or sincere requests fail to reform such a person.
Because rejecting repeated entreaties and persisting in misdirected, sinful thinking indicates that one’s auspicious fortune—good judgment, virtue, and divine favor—has been eclipsed.
Seek counsel from sādhus and scriptures, stay accountable to dharmic principles, and correct course early—because repeated refusal to heed good guidance hardens harmful habits and leads to spiritual and moral decline.