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Caitanya-caritāmṛta 23.25

yo dustyajān dāra-sutān suḥṛd-rājyaṁ hṛdi-spṛśaḥ jahau yuvaiva mala-vad uttamaḥśloka-lālasaḥ
[yo dustyajaan daara-sutaan suhrid-raajyam hridi-sprishah jahau yuvaiva mala-vad uttamahshloka-laalasah]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yo dustyajān dāra-sutān suḥṛd-rājyaṁ hṛdi-spṛśaḥ jahau yuvaiva mala-vad uttamaḥśloka-lālasaḥ
“ ‘King Bharata was very eager to attain the association of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, who is called Uttamaḥśloka 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.’

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).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
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