Shloka 11
Gajendra’s Prayers and the Appearance of Lord Hari
Gajendra-stuti and Hari-darśana
सत्त्वेन प्रतिलभ्याय नैष्कर्म्येण विपश्चिता । नम: कैवल्यनाथाय निर्वाणसुखसंविदे ॥ ११ ॥
sattvena pratilabhyāya naiṣkarmyeṇa vipaścitā namaḥ kaivalya-nāthāya nirvāṇa-sukha-saṁvide
Il est réalisé par les dévots clairvoyants, établis dans la pureté du sattva et le bhakti-yoga sans désir de fruit. Il est le Maître du domaine de kaivalya et le dispensateur de la conscience du bonheur pur du nirvāṇa; à Lui j’offre mes hommages.
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, the Supreme Personality of Godhead can be understood only by devotional service. Bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ. If one wants to know the Supreme Personality of Godhead in truth, one must take to the activities of devotional service. These activities are called sattva or śuddha-sattva. In the material world, activities of goodness, which are symptomatic of a pure brāhmaṇa, are appreciated. But the activities of devotional service are śuddha-sattva; in other words, they are on the transcendental platform. Only by devotional service can one understand the Supreme.
FAQs
This verse says the Lord is realized through purity (sattva) and through naiṣkarmya—action free from selfish desire—cultivated by the wise, culminating in devotion-filled realization of the Supreme.
Because in his helplessness Gajendra seeks ultimate refuge, recognizing Vishnu as the Supreme Master who grants kaivalya (liberation) and is the final shelter beyond worldly bondage.
Do your duties with integrity and without selfish attachment to results, while cultivating inner purity and remembrance of the Lord—turning work into a path of liberation-oriented devotion.