Shloka 56
कलियुग-प्रवृत्तिः, सप्तर्षि-गणना, धरणीगीताः, च वंश-समाप्तिः
Kali-yuga onset, Saptarṣi reckoning, Dharaṇī-gītā, and closure of the dynastic account
इत्य् एते धरणीगीताः श्लोका मैत्रेय यैः श्रुतैः ममत्वं विलयं याति तापन्यस्तं यथा हिमम्
ity ete dharaṇīgītāḥ ślokā maitreya yaiḥ śrutaiḥ mamatvaṃ vilayaṃ yāti tāpanyastaṃ yathā himam
হে মৈত্রেয়, ‘ধরণীর গান’ নামে পরিচিত এই শ্লোকগুলি যে সত্যভাবে শোনে, তার ‘আমার-ভাব’ গলে যায়—যেমন উষ্ণতায় রাখা তুষার গলে যায়।
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse states its fruit: hearing the Earth’s teaching dissolves mamatva—possessive identification—making the listener inwardly free and fit for higher dharma and devotion.
Parāśara compares the result to snow melting in warmth: when these verses are heard and absorbed, attachment and ‘mine-ness’ naturally liquefy and disappear.
By weakening possessiveness, the heart turns from ownership to surrender, aligning the devotee with Vishnu’s sovereignty as the Supreme Reality and true support of the world.