Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 33
Nārada Instructs Dakṣa’s Sons; Allegory of the World; Dakṣa Curses Nārada
सध्रीचीनं प्रतीचीनं परस्यानुपथं गता: । नाद्यापि ते निवर्तन्ते पश्चिमा यामिनीरिव ॥ ३३ ॥
sadhrīcīnaṁ pratīcīnaṁ parasyānupathaṁ gatāḥ nādyāpi te nivartante paścimā yāminīr iva
萨瓦拉施瓦们走上了正道——那是通过以奉爱服务为旨的生活方式，或凭至上人格神的慈恩而得的道路。正如向西逝去的夜晚，他们至今仍未归来。
FAQs
This verse says that those who have truly followed the path leading to the Supreme do not return to their former material course—like past nights that can never be retrieved.
Nārada instructed them in renunciation and devotion; having taken his guidance, they left worldly plans behind, and this verse states that they did not come back to resume Dakṣa’s material program.
Treat time as irreversible and prioritize steady spiritual practice—once you choose devotion and inner discipline, don’t drift back into old habits that consume life without lasting benefit.