A learned queen Chudala after realizing the Brahman for the good of her husband preached to him many times about Brahman and tried to make him understand that the True Self is separate from the 3 bodies (Gross, subtle and causal) But the king, though he was very pious, learned and indifferent to worldly pleasures, could not have the realisation of the Self because his mind was not free of desires and he lacked the faith in the words of his wife. The king however, after sometime thought that the Self could be realized by penance in a forest and so one night when his wife was asleep, he left the palace and went to a forest. There for a number of years he led a hard life of penance but could not realise the Self.

The queen Chudala by her spiritual power came to know the whole thing and during the absence of the King looked after the administration of the Kingdom after informing the ministers that the King had gone out somewhere in connection with an urgent work. After sometime, one day Chudala dressed herself as a celibate ascetic (Brahmachari) and went to the place where the King was. The king, seeing the arrival of a saintly ascetic saluted and welcomed him. He had a dialogue with him in the subject of attainment of Self realisation. The king was so impressed with the views of the ascetic (Chudala) that he requested him to become his preceptor and guide him.Chudala preached to the king that realisation of the Self could not be attained by performing Karmas (rituals etc), penances but it could be attained only by annihilation of all types of desires and renunciation.

As it is said,“Neither by performing sacrifices (that is vedic rites and rituals) nor by the help of subjects (servants, sons and families) and not by money but with renunciation alone can one achieve realisation and immortality.”(Maha- Narayano Up. Na karmanaa na prajayaa…..)Chudala frankly told the King that whoever had gained the nectar of Supreme Peace had always gained it by renunciation and not by performing any ritual or action not by money nor by the help of subordinates because all such things simply made a man indifferent to Self. She further exhorted the King to abandon the love of material things and take refuge in renunciation. The King had already renounced his kingdom, his wealth and his subordinates and had come to the forest and his love for worldly things had disappeared but even then his preceptor was exhorting him for renunciation.

He, therefore, felt surprised and could not understand what was left with him to renounced. He by and by also gave up his idea of considering his physical body, vital breath and his sense organs respectively as his Self. Even after that his preceptor exhorted him for renunciation. At last the king pleaded that nothing was left with him to be renounced. Then Chudala told him, “O King, give up even the pride of renunciation. Only then will your renunciation be complete and by that renunciation alone will you be able to protect your Self.” After that the King gave up his egotistical pride and became fully absorbed in his Self and realised it. Similar type of renunciation is hinted in Isavaasya Up. This egotistical pride is very dangerous and it is considered equal to killing the Self.