गुर्वनलशुश्रूषणाद्य्औपकुर्वाणककर्माण्यनभियुक्तान्यपि समनुशिष्टेन
भाव्यमित्यसदाग्रहः पुत्रमनुशास्य स्वयं तावद अनधिगतमनोरथः
कालेनाप्रमत्तेन स्वयं गृह एव प्रमत्त उपसंहृतः ॥६॥
evaá¹ sva-tanuja Ätmany anurÄgÄveÅ›ita-cittaḥ Å›aucÄdhyayana-vrata-niyama-gurv-anala-Å›uÅ›rÅ«á¹£aṇÄdy-aupakurvÄṇaka-karmÄṇy anabhiyuktÄny api samanuÅ›iá¹£á¹ena bhÄvyam ity asad-Ägrahaḥ putram anuÅ›Äsya svayaá¹ tÄvad anadhigata-manorathaḥ kÄlenÄpramattena svayaá¹ gá¹›ha eva pramatta upasaá¹há¹›taḥ
evam - thus; sva - own; tanu-je - in his son, Jaá¸a Bharata; Ätmani - whom he considered to be himself; anurÄga-ÄveÅ›ita-cittaḥ - the brÄhmaṇa who was absorbed in love for his son; Å›auca - cleanliness; adhyayana - study of Vedic literature; vrata - accepting all the vows; niyama - regulative principles; guru - of the spiritual master; anala - of the fire; Å›uÅ›rÅ«á¹£aṇa-Ädi - the service, etc.; aupakurvÄṇaka - of the brahmacarya-ÄÅ›rama; karmÄṇi - all the activities; anabhiyuktÄni api - although not liked by his son; samanuÅ›iá¹£á¹ena - fully instructed; bhÄvyam - should be; iti - thus; asat-Ägrahaḥ - having unsuitable obstinacy; putram - his son; anuÅ›Äsya - instructing; svayam - himself; tÄvat - in that way; anadhigata-manorathaḥ - not having fulfilled his desires; kÄlena - by the influence of time; apramattena - which is not forgetful; svayam - he himself; gá¹›he - to his home; eva - certainly; pramattaḥ - being madly attached; upasaá¹há¹›taḥ - died.
The brÄhmaṇa father of Jaá¸a Bharata considered his son his heart and soul, and therefore he was very much attached to him. He thought it wise to educate his son properly, and being absorbed in this unsuccessful endeavor, he tried to teach his son the rules and regulations of brahmacarya — including the execution of the Vedic vows, cleanliness, study of the Vedas, the regulative methods, service to the spiritual master and the method of offering a fire sacrifice. He tried his best to teach his son in this way, but all his endeavors failed. In his heart he hoped that his son would be a learned scholar, but all his attempts were unsuccessful. Like everyone, this brÄhmaṇa was attached to his home, and he had forgotten that someday he would die. Death, however, was not forgetful. At the proper time, death appeared and took him away.
Those too attached to family life, who forget that death comes in the future to take them away, become attached and unable to finish their duty as human beings. The duty of human life is to solve all the problems of life, but instead people remain attached to family affairs and duties. Although they forget death, death will not forget them. Suddenly they will be kicked off the platform of a peaceful family life. One may forget that he has to die, but death never forgets. Death comes always at the right time. The brÄhmaṇa father of Jaá¸a Bharata wanted to teach his son the process of brahmacarya, but he was unsuccessful due to his son’s unwillingness to undergo the process of Vedic advancement. Jaá¸a Bharata was simply concerned with returning home, back to Godhead, by executing devotional service through Å›ravaṇaá¹ kÄ«rtanaá¹ viṣṇoḥ. He did not care for the Vedic instructions of his father. When one is fully interested in the service of the Lord, he does not need to follow all the regulative principles enunciated in the Vedas. Of course, for an ordinary man, the Vedic principles are imperative. No one can avoid them. But when one has attained the perfection of devotional service, it is not very important to follow the Vedic principles. Lord Kṛṣṇa advised Arjuna to ascend to the platform of nistraiguṇya, the transcendental position above the Vedic principles.
traiguṇya-viá¹£ayÄ vedÄ
nistraiguṇyo bhavÄrjuna
nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho
niryoga-ká¹£ema ÄtmavÄn
“The Vedas mainly deal with the subject of the three modes of material nature. Rise above these modes, O Arjuna. Be transcendental to all of them. Be free from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, and be established in the Self.†(Bg. 2.45)
