King Parīkṣit inquired from Śukadeva Gosvāmī: O great sage, why did King Priyavrata, who was a great, self-realized devotee of the Lord, remain in household life, which is the root cause of the bondage of karma [fruitive activities] and which defeats the mission of human life?
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
राजोवाच । प्रियव्रतो भागवत आत्मारामः कथं मुने । गृहेऽरमत यन्मूलः कर्मबन्धः पराभवः
rājovāca | priyavrato bhāgavata ātmārāmaḥ kathaṃ mune | gṛhe'ramata yanmūlaḥ karmabandhaḥ parābhavaḥ
SB 5.1.1