Shloka 61
येन मुच्येत आत्मेश दुर्गसंसारसागरात् । त्वामृते नास्ति लोकेऽस्मिन्वक्ता संशयनिर्णये ॥ ६१ ॥
yena mucyeta ātmeśa durgasaṃsārasāgarāt | tvāmṛte nāsti loke'sminvaktā saṃśayanirṇaye || 61 ||
O Herr des Selbst, durch welches Mittel kann man aus dem schweren Ozean des Saṃsāra befreit werden? Außer dir gibt es in dieser Welt niemanden, der durch sein Wort Zweifel endgültig zu entscheiden vermag.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It frames liberation (moksha) as crossing the formidable saṃsāra-sāgara and declares the Supreme Inner Lord as the final authority who alone can conclusively remove spiritual doubt.
By addressing the Lord directly and affirming that no other teacher can match Him in doubt-removal, the verse points to surrender (śaraṇāgati) and God-centered listening/learning as the core of bhakti leading to freedom from saṃsāra.
The verse emphasizes saṃśaya-nirṇaya (methodical doubt-resolution), a practical discipline aligned with śāstra-based reasoning and correct interpretation—supporting accurate study and application of Vedic teachings.