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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.1.3

महतां खलु विप्रर्षे उत्तमश्लोकपादयो: । छायानिर्वृतचित्तानां न कुटुम्बे स्पृहामति: ॥ ३ ॥
mahatāṁ khalu viprarṣe
[mahataam khalu viprarshe]
uttamaśloka-pādayoḥ
[uttamashloka-paadayoh]
chāyā-nirvṛta-cittānāṁ
[chaayaa-nirvrita-chittaanaam]
na kuṭumbe spṛhā-matiḥ
[na kutumbe sprihaa-matih]
Word-for-word
mahatām — of great devotees khalu — certainly vipra-ṛṣe — O great sage among the brāhmaṇas uttama-śloka-pādayoḥ — of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead chāyā — by the shade nirvṛta — satiated cittānām — whose consciousness na — never kuṭumbe — to family members spṛhā-matiḥ — consciousness with attachment.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mahatāṁ khalu viprarṣe
mahatām
of great devotees
khalu
certainly
vipra-ṛṣe
O great sage among the brāhmaṇas
uttamaśloka-pādayoḥ
uttama-śloka-pādayoḥ
of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
chāyā-nirvṛta-cittānāṁ
chāyā
by the shade
nirvṛta
satiated
cittānām
whose consciousness
na kuṭumbe spṛhā-matiḥ
na
never
kuṭumbe
to family members
spṛhā-matiḥ
consciousness with attachment.
Elevated mahātmās who have taken shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are fully satiated by the shade of those lotus feet. Their consciousness cannot possibly become attached to family members.
Purport

Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung, nitāi pada-kamala, koṭī-candra suśītala, ye chāyāya jagat juḍāya. He describes the shade of the lotus feet of Lord Nityānanda as being so nice and cooling that all materialists, who are always in the blazing fire of material activities, may come under the shade of His lotus feet and be fully relieved and satiated. The distinction between family life and spiritual life can be experienced by any person who has undergone the tribulations of living with a family. One who comes under the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord never becomes attracted by the activities of family life. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (2.59) , paraṁ dṛṣṭvā nivartate: one gives up lower engagements when he experiences a higher taste. Thus one becomes detached from family life as soon as he comes under the shelter of the lotus feet of the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O best of brāhmaṇas! Great souls whose minds are blissfully engaged in meditation on the lotus feet of the Lord, which extinguish saṁsāra, are not so foolish to desire household life. The reason s is that they are attached to the Lord. Those whose minds, constantly engaged in meditation on the Lord, are blissful because of the shade of the Lord’s lotus feet, which extinguish saṁsāra, do not have the ignorance (amatiḥ) of desires for family.
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Personal Guidance
Once you have rested in the cool shade of the Lord's lotus feet, the hot fire of family ambition loses its grip. Detachment is not forced; it is the natural side-effect of having found something better.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'higher taste' would you need to cultivate to make your lower attachments quietly fall away?
  • When was the last time you sat long enough in remembrance of the Lord to feel His shade?
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