Shloka 6
अप्रत्तं नस्त्वया किं नु भगवन् भुवनेश्वर । यन्नोऽन्तर्हृदयं विश्य तमो हंसि स्वरोचिषा ॥ ६ ॥
aprattaṁ nas tvayā kiṁ nu bhagavan bhuvaneśvara yan no ’ntar-hṛdayaṁ viśya tamo haṁsi sva-rociṣā
O Bhagavān, Lord of the universe, what have You not given us? You have entered the innermost heart and, by Your own effulgence, dispelled the darkness of ignorance—this is the supreme gift; we need no material charity.
When Dhruva Mahārāja was offered a benediction by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he replied, “O my Lord, I am fully satisfied. I do not need any material benediction.” Similarly, when Prahlāda Mahārāja was offered a benediction by Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, he also refused to accept it and instead declared that a devotee should not be like a vaṇik, a mercantile man who gives something in exchange for some profit. One who becomes a devotee for some material profit is not a pure devotee. Brāhmaṇas are always enlightened by the Supreme Personality of Godhead within the heart ( sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca ). And because the brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas are always directed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they are not greedy for material wealth. What is absolutely necessary they possess, but they do not want an expanded kingdom. An example of this was given by Vāmanadeva. Acting as a brahmacārī, Lord Vāmanadeva wanted only three paces of land. Aspiring to possess more and more for personal sense gratification is simply ignorance, and this ignorance is conspicuous by its absence from the heart of a brāhmaṇa or Vaiṣṇava.
FAQs
This verse states that Bhagavān enters the innermost heart and removes the darkness of ignorance by His own divine radiance—indicating His intimate presence as the inner guide and illuminator.
They praise Śrī Rāma not merely as their king but as the Lord of all worlds, acknowledging that every blessing—outer prosperity and inner clarity—comes from Him.
Cultivate remembrance of the Lord through prayer, mantra, and sincere devotion; the verse emphasizes that inner confusion and negativity are dispelled when one invites divine presence into the heart.