Madhya-līlā

Chapter 23: Life's Ultimate Goal—Love of Godhead

Verse 25 of 111
Cc Madhya 23.25

যো দুস্ত্যজান্দারসুতান্সুঃর্দ্রাজ্যং হৃদি স্পৃশঃ জহৌ যুবৈব মলবদুত্তমঃশ্লোকলালসঃ

यो दुस्त्यजान्दारसुतान्सुःर्द्राज्यं हृदि स्पृशः जहौ युवैव मलवदुत्तमःश्लोकलालसः

yo dustyajān dāra-sutān suḥrd-rājyaṁ hṛdi spṛśaḥ jahau yuvaiva malavad uttamaḥśloka-lālasaḥ

Synonyms

yaḥwho (Bharata Mahārāja); dustyajāndifficult to give up; dāra-sutānwife and children; suḥrtfriends; rājyamkingdom; hṛdi spṛśaḥdear to the core of the heart; jahaugave up; yuvāyouthful; evaat that time; malavatlike stool; uttamaḥ-śloka-lālasaḥbeing captivated by the transcendental qualities, pastimes and association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead..

Translation

" 'King Bharata was very eager to attain the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, who is called uttama-śloka because poems and prayers are offered to Him for His favor. In his youth, King Bharata gave up his attractive wife and children, as well as his beloved friends and opulent kingdom, just as one gives up stool after passing it.'

Purport

These are the signs of virakti (detachment) found in a person who has developed bhāva, the preliminary stage of love of Godhead. This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.14.43).

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