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Shloka 27

महाभिष-गङ्गा-दर्शनं वसूनां शापकथनं च

Mahābhiṣa Encounters Gaṅgā; The Vasus Explain Their Curse

ये चाश्रयं वेदयन्ते पुराणं मनीषिणो मानसमार्गरुद्धम्‌ । तद्वः श्रेयस्तेन संयोगमेत्य परां शान्तिं प्राप्तुयु: प्रेत्य चेह,जो सबका आश्रय है, पुराण (कूटस्थ) है तथा जहाँ मनकी गति भी रुक जाती है वह (परब्रह्म परमात्मा) तुम सब लोगोंके लिये कल्याणकारी हो। जो विद्वान्‌ उसे जानते हैं, वे उस परब्रह्म परमात्मासे संयुक्त होकर इहलोक और परलोकमें परम शान्तिको प्राप्त होते हैं

Aṣṭaka uvāca— ye cāśrayaṃ vedayante purāṇaṃ manīṣiṇo mānasamārgaruddham | tad vaḥ śreyas tena saṃyogam etya parāṃ śāntiṃ prāptuyuḥ pretya ceha ||

Aṣṭaka sprach: „Jene höchste Wirklichkeit, Zuflucht aller, uralt und ursprünglich, vor der selbst die Pfade des Geistes zum Stillstand kommen — sie sei euer höchstes Heil. Die Weisen, die Sie wahrhaft erkennen, erlangen, in Vereinigung mit jenem höchsten Parabrahman, den höchsten Frieden, sowohl hier in dieser Welt als auch nach dem Tod.“

येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आश्रयम्refuge, support
आश्रयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वेदयन्तेknow, realize, make known (to themselves)
वेदयन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (वेदयति)
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada
पुराणम्ancient, primeval
पुराणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुराण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मनीषिणःsages, wise ones
मनीषिणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमनीषिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मानसmental, of the mind
मानस:
TypeAdjective
Rootमानस
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
मार्गpath, course
मार्ग:
TypeNoun
Rootमार्ग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रुद्धम्blocked, restrained
रुद्धम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootरुध् (रुद्ध)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
तत्that (Brahman/That)
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वःfor you / of you
वः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormDative/Genitive, Plural
श्रेयःthe good, welfare, highest good
श्रेयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेयस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तेनby/with that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
संयोगम्union, conjunction
संयोगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसंयोग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
एत्यhaving reached/attained
एत्य:
TypeVerb
Rootइ (एति)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Active
पराम्supreme, highest
पराम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शान्तिम्peace, tranquility
शान्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशान्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्तुयुःmay attain, would obtain
प्राप्तुयुः:
TypeVerb
Rootआप् (प्र-आप्) / प्राप्
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
प्रेत्यafter death, having departed
प्रेत्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइ (प्र-इ)
FormAbsolutive (ल्यप्) used adverbially
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
इहhere (in this world)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह

अष्टक उवाच

A
Aṣṭaka
T
the Supreme Brahman/Paramātman (implied as the universal refuge)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the Supreme—described as the universal refuge and beyond the mind’s reach—is the highest good. Those who truly realize It and unite with It attain supreme peace both in this life and after death.

Aṣṭaka speaks in a reflective, instructive tone, praising the transcendent Supreme Reality and stating the fruit of its realization: union with that Reality and the attainment of highest peace in both worlds.