Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 18
Uddhava Meets the Gopīs: Bhramara-gītā and Kṛṣṇa’s Message of Separation
यदनुचरितलीलाकर्णपीयूषविप्रुट्- सकृददनविधूतद्वन्द्वधर्मा विनष्टा: । सपदि गृहकुटुम्बं दीनमुत्सृज्य दीना बहव इह विहङ्गा भिक्षुचर्यां चरन्ति ॥ १८ ॥
yad-anucarita-līlā-karṇa-pīyūṣa-vipruṭ- sakṛd-adana-vidhūta-dvandva-dharmā vinaṣṭāḥ sapadi gṛha-kuṭumbaṁ dīnam utsṛjya dīnā bahava iha vihaṅgā bhikṣu-caryāṁ caranti
聆听黑天常行的戏游，是入耳的甘露之滴。凡曾一次品尝那甘露的一滴者，对世间二元对立的执著便被荡尽。许多人因此立刻舍弃凄苦的家与眷属，自己也甘为清贫，来到弗林达文如鸟般漂游，以乞食为生。
Material duality is based on falsely thinking, “This is mine, and that is yours,” or “This is our country, and that is yours,” or “This is my family, and that is yours,” and so on. In fact, there is one Absolute Truth, in which we all exist and to whom everything belongs. His beauty and pleasure are also absolute and infinite, and if one actually hears about this Absolute Truth, called Kṛṣṇa, one’s dedication to the illusion of mundane duality is spoiled.
FAQs
This verse says that even a single drop of nectar-like hearing of Kṛṣṇa’s līlā can destroy the conditioning of duality and awaken such detachment that one abandons worldly shelter for a life centered on Him.
In separation from Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs highlight how Kṛṣṇa-kathā transforms the heart: once one truly tastes it, ordinary household attachments appear pitiable compared to the sweetness of devotion.
Regularly hear and reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes (reading/listening daily), and let that taste reshape priorities; as attachment to spiritual hearing grows, the mind naturally loosens its grip on constant gain–loss anxiety.