Shloka 47
Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva
नमस्तुभ्यं भगवते सकलजगत्स्थितिलयोदयेशाय । दुरवसितात्मगतये कुयोगिनां भिदा परमहंसाय ॥ ४७ ॥
namas tubhyaṁ bhagavate sakala-jagat-sthiti-layodayeśāya duravasitātma-gataye kuyogināṁ bhidā paramahaṁsāya
Ehrerbietige Verneigung vor Dir, o Bhagavān, Herr über Entstehen, Bestand und Auflösung des Kosmos. Die falschen Yogīs, die nur Trennung sehen, erkennen Deine wahre Stellung nicht. Du bist der Paramahaṁsa, der Höchstreine, erfüllt von den sechs Opulenzen; Dir bringe ich meine Verehrung dar.
Atheistic men think that the cosmic manifestation has come about by chance, by a combination of matter, without reference to God. Materialistic so-called chemists and atheistic philosophers always try to avoid even the name of God in relation to the cosmic manifestation. For them God’s creation is impossible to understand because they are too materialistic. The Supreme Personality of Godhead is paramahaṁsa, or the supreme pure, whereas those who are sinful, being very much attached to material sense enjoyment and therefore engaging in material activities like asses, are the lowest of men. All their so-called scientific knowledge is null and void because of their atheistic temperament. Thus they cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
FAQs
This verse addresses Bhagavān as the īśa (controller) of udaya (creation), sthiti (maintenance), and laya (dissolution) of the entire universe, affirming His supreme governance over cosmic processes.
Citraketu glorifies the Lord as ultimately unknowable to those who approach through misguided or deceptive yoga, while the Lord Himself discriminates and exposes such misunderstanding—whereas sincere devotion leads to true realization.
It encourages humility and sincerity—seeking God with devotion rather than ego-driven spirituality—recognizing that real progress comes from truthful practice and the Lord’s grace, not from show or confusion.