॥ ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
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We have read the story of Pururavas already here:
Now Bhagavan Sri Krishna described the anguish of Puru and his developing Vairagya after understanding the truth about this life full of attachments. This is also described as Aila Gita.
Bhagavan said:
"Alas! After having secured a human body, made in my own image, man foregoes the opportunity to realise his perfect nature of the Atma merged in me. This is because he is easily tempted by the world of the senses, driven by the force of his Gunas."
"Look at the story of Pururavas, the famous king born to Ila and Budha. He was attracted to Urvashi and was so besotted in her company that he forgot the passage of time, immersed in pleasures of the flesh. When she went away. he was utterly inconsolable and acted like a madman, hankering for her. It was insane and quite demeaning. Then a ray of wisdom entered his mind. He realised how wrong he had been about his entire life which led to this infatuation."
तस्मिन् कलेवरेऽमेध्ये तुच्छनिष्ठे विषज्जते । अहो सुभद्रं सुनसं सुस्मितं च मुखं स्त्रिय: ॥
त्वङ्मांसरुधिरस्नायुमेदोमज्जास्थिसंहतौ । विण्मूत्रपूये रमतां कृमीणां कियदन्तरम् ॥
अथापि नोपसज्जेत स्त्रीषु स्त्रैणेषु चार्थवित् । विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगान्मन: क्षुभ्यति नान्यथा ॥
T; Puru said, "Alas! The material body is a polluted material form heading toward a lowly destination (burnt or buried to merge with the five elements), yet when a man stares at the face of a woman he thinks, “What a good-looking lady! What a charming nose she’s got, and see her beautiful smile!”
"This craving suits lowly worms who go after rotten things like pus and stool. Not the man with a body that allows him to realise Brahman!"
"Therefore anyone who even conceptually understands the actual nature of the body should never associate with women or with men attached to women. After all, the contact of the senses with their objects inevitably agitates the mind. Physical detachment prevents temptations. On the other hand, engaging in contact with women pulls down even great scholars who cannot conquer the six inner enemies."
श्रीभगवानुवाच
एवं प्रगायन् नृपदेवदेव: स उर्वशीलोकमथो विहाय । आत्मानमात्मन्यवगम्य मां वै उपारमज्ज्ञानविधूतमोह: ॥ सन्तो दिशन्ति चक्षूंषि बहिरर्क: समुत्थित: । देवता बान्धवा: सन्त: सन्त आत्माहमेव च ॥
T: Bhagavan Sri Krishna concluded: "Having thus chanted this song, King Pururavas, regarded as eminent among the gods and human beings, gave up the obsession with Apsara Urvashi. Cleansed thus, his mind focussed on me as the Paramatma and achieved eternal peace." Urvaśī. His illusion cleansed away by transcendental knowledge, he understood Me to be the Supreme Soul within his heart and so, at last, achieved peace. For every spiritual seeker, the best company to keep is that of Bhagavan's devotees.
They bestow divine eyes, whereas the sun allows only external sight, and that is only when it has risen in the sky. My devotees are one’s real worshipable deities and real family; they are one’s own self, and ultimately they are no different from me."
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