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Shloka 76

Karma, Non-Violence, Tīrtha & Gaṅgā Merit, Vaiṣṇava Protection, Śālagrāma Worship, and Ekādaśī as Deliverance

तद्ब्रह्मैव न संदेहो निर्गुणं प्रकृतेः परम् । तेन किं समतां गच्छेदपि ब्रह्मांडगोचरे

tadbrahmaiva na saṃdeho nirguṇaṃ prakṛteḥ param | tena kiṃ samatāṃ gacchedapi brahmāṃḍagocare

Das ist wahrlich Brahman—ohne Zweifel: eigenschaftslos und jenseits der Prakṛti. Wie könnte es je etwas gleichgestellt werden, das im Bereich des Universums liegt?

तत्that
तत्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम
ब्रह्मBrahman/Absolute
ब्रह्म:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
एवindeed/alone
एव:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (restrictive particle)
no/not
:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
संदेहःdoubt
संदेहः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसंदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
निर्गुणम्without qualities
निर्गुणम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्म)
प्रकृतेःof Prakṛti (nature)
प्रकृतेः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन
परम्beyond/supreme
परम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्रह्म)
तेनby that/with that
तेन:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘by/with that’
किम्what?
किम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक
समताम्equality
समताम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसमता (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन
गच्छेत्would attain/go to
गच्छेत्:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√गम् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
अपिeven/also
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसम्भावना/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (even/also)
ब्रह्माण्ड-गोचरेwithin the range of the universe
ब्रह्माण्ड-गोचरे:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्माण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘ब्रह्माण्डस्य गोचरः’

Unspecified (context-dependent; Svarga-khaṇḍa narration)

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तद्ब्रह्मैव = तत् + ब्रह्म + एव (द्-आदेशः: त् + ब → द्ब; स्वर-सन्धि). गच्छेदपि = गच्छेत् + अपि (त् + अ → द).

B
Brahman
P
Prakṛti
B
Brahmāṇḍa

FAQs

It emphasizes a Vedāntic view of Nirguṇa Brahman: Brahman is attributeless, transcends material nature (Prakṛti), and cannot be equated with any entity within the cosmos.

It indicates whatever is within the scope of the universe—anything perceptible, nameable, or conditioned—contrasted with Brahman, which is beyond such cosmic limitation.

Do not reduce the Absolute to worldly categories: the ultimate reality is beyond qualities and beyond nature, so it should not be measured or compared with finite, created things.