Shloka 197
Puṣkara Mahatmya: Brahmā’s Lotus-Tīrtha, Sacrifice, Initiation, and Kṣetra-Dharma
यत्प्राप्य न पुनर्जन्म लभन्ते मृत्युदायकम् । पुनरावर्तनं हित्वा ब्राह्मीविद्यां समास्थिताः
yatprāpya na punarjanma labhante mṛtyudāyakam | punarāvartanaṃ hitvā brāhmīvidyāṃ samāsthitāḥ
Nachdem sie jenes erlangt haben, empfangen sie keine Wiedergeburt mehr, die den Tod bringt. Indem sie jede Rückkehr in den Saṃsāra aufgeben, bleiben sie in der heiligen Brahman-Erkenntnis (brahma-vidyā) gegründet.
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Concept: Attaining the supreme state (or brahma-vidyā) ends punarjanma; liberation is defined as non-return (apunarāvṛtti).
Application: Study and contemplate liberating teachings daily; reduce attachments that feed ‘return’; pair scriptural learning with devotional remembrance so knowledge becomes lived transformation.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्प्राप्य = यत् + प्राप्य; पुनर्जन्म = पुनः + जन्म (विसर्ग-लोप); मृत्युदायकम् = मृत्यु + दायकम्; ब्राह्मीविद्यां = ब्राह्मी + विद्याम्
FAQs
It implies realization of a liberating state—often understood as brahma-jñāna (knowledge of the Absolute) or a supreme spiritual attainment after which one no longer falls back into saṃsāra.
It refers to returning to the cycle of birth and death—re-entering embodied existence driven by karma and ignorance.
The verse encourages steadfast pursuit of liberating knowledge and inner establishment in it, framing rebirth as a condition to be transcended through spiritual realization rather than repeatedly endured.