Srimad Bhagavatam — Saptama Skandha, Shloka 30
Brahmacarya and Vānaprastha Duties; Gradual Dissolution of Bodily Identity
मनो मनोरथैश्चन्द्रे बुद्धिं बोध्यै: कवौ परे । कर्माण्यध्यात्मना रुद्रे यदहं ममताक्रिया । सत्त्वेन चित्तं क्षेत्रज्ञे गुणैर्वैकारिकं परे ॥ २९ ॥ अप्सु क्षितिमपो ज्योतिष्यदो वायौ नभस्यमुम् । कूटस्थे तच्च महति तदव्यक्तेऽक्षरे च तत् ॥ ३० ॥
mano manorathaiś candre buddhiṁ bodhyaiḥ kavau pare karmāṇy adhyātmanā rudre yad-aham mamatā-kriyā
心识连同一切欲念，应融入月神；智慧及其所知诸境，应安置于至上诗圣梵天。受诸性（guṇa）支配、令众生生起“我即此身”“此皆我有”的虚我（我慢），连同业行，应融入虚我之主鲁陀罗。以善性（sattva）为体的心（citta）应融入知田者之个体灵魂（kṣetrajña）；而由诸性推动的变异原理（vaikarika），连同依性而行的诸天，应融入至上主。大地融于水，水融于日之光辉，光辉融于风，风融于空，空融于我慢，我慢融于大总质（mahat），大总质融于未显之主质（pradhāna），最终未显之要素融于至魂（Paramātmā）。
FAQs
This verse teaches a meditative ‘merging’ process: the mind and its desires are restrained and offered into higher cosmic principles, while the ‘I’ and ‘mine’ (false ego) are purified through sattva and ultimately surrendered into the Supreme.
Prahlada explains a traditional Vedic method of inner withdrawal (laya/saṁhāra of attachments), redirecting mental and behavioral energies away from selfish identity and toward divine order, culminating in surrender to the Supreme.
Reduce possessiveness and ego-driven choices by consciously offering outcomes to God, practicing humility, and aligning daily work with dharma and service rather than personal prestige.