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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 6]
instances in which great kings and emperors have given up household life. Although they were extremely opulent and were the masters of kingdoms, they could give up all their possessions because they were trained early as  brahmacārīs . Prahlāda Mahārāja's advice is therefore very appropriate:
kaumāra ācaret prājño dharmān bhāgavatān iha durlabhaṁ mānuṣaṁ janma tad apy adhruvam arthadam
“One who is sufficiently intelligent should use the human form of body from the very beginning of life—in other words, from the tender age of childhood—to practice the activities of devotional service, giving up all other engagements. The human body is most rarely achieved, and although temporary like other bodies, it is meaningful because in human life one can perform devotional service. Even a slight amount of sincere devotional service can give one complete perfection.” Human society should take advantage of this instruction.
TEXTS 11-13
कथं प्रियाया अनुकम्पितायाः
सङ्गं रहस्यं रुचिरांश्च मन्त्रान् ।
सुहृत्सु तत्स्नेहसितः शिशूनां
कृताक्षराणामनुरक्तचित्तः ॥११॥
पुत्रान्सरंस्ता दुहितृहृदय्या
भ्रातृन् स्वसृवां पितरौ च दीनौ ।
गृहान् मनोज्ञोरुपरिच्छदांश्च
वृत्तीश्च कुल्याः पशुभृत्यवर्गान् ॥१२॥
त्यजेत कोशस्कृदिवेहमानः
कर्माणि लोभादवितृप्तकामः ।
औपस्थ्यजेहं बहुमन्यमानः
कथं विरज्येत दुरन्तमोहः ॥१३॥