Shloka 23
Satī Desires to Attend Dakṣa’s Sacrifice; Śiva Warns Against the Pain of Relatives’ Insults
सत्त्वं विशुद्धं वसुदेवशब्दितं यदीयते तत्र पुमानपावृत: । सत्त्वे च तस्मिन्भगवान्वासुदेवो ह्यधोक्षजो मे नमसा विधीयते ॥ २३ ॥
sattvaṁ viśuddhaṁ vasudeva-śabditaṁ yad īyate tatra pumān apāvṛtaḥ sattve ca tasmin bhagavān vāsudevo hy adhokṣajo me namasā vidhīyate
Pure sattva, known as “Vāsudeva,” is that state in which the Person is revealed without covering. In that stainless consciousness I ever offer my obeisances to Bhagavān Vāsudeva, the Adhokṣaja.
The living entity is constitutionally pure. Asaṅgo hy ayaṁ puruṣaḥ. In the Vedic literature it is said that the soul is always pure and uncontaminated by material attachment. The identification of the body with the soul is due to misunderstanding. As soon as one is fully Kṛṣṇa conscious it is to be understood that one is in his pure, original constitutional position. This state of existence is called śuddha-sattva, which means that it is transcendental to the material qualities. Since this śuddha-sattva existence is under the direct action of the internal potency, in this state the activities of material consciousness stop. For example, when iron is put into a fire, it becomes warm, and when red-hot, although it is iron, it acts like fire. Similarly, when copper is surcharged with electricity, its action as copper stops; it acts as electricity. Bhagavad-gītā (14.26) also confirms that anyone who engages in unadulterated devotional service to the Lord is at once elevated to the position of pure Brahman:
FAQs
It refers to completely purified goodness (viśuddha-sattva) where consciousness becomes clear and unobstructed, enabling direct devotion to and realization of Lord Vāsudeva.
Adhokṣaja means He is beyond the reach of material senses and mental speculation; He is approached through purified consciousness and devotion rather than sensory proof.
By cultivating purity—truthfulness, compassion, regulated habits, and sincere bhakti practices like hearing and chanting—one clears inner contamination and naturally turns the heart toward worship of the Lord beyond the senses.