Shloka 3
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
संसारमें जिन लोगोंकी वासनाएँ दग्ध हो गयी हैं और जो पुण्य-पापसे रहित हो गये हैं, उन्हें परम्परासे जो गति प्राप्त होती है, उसका भी आपने वर्णन किया है ।।
janamejaya uvāca | saṃsāre yeṣāṃ vāsanā dagdhāḥ puṇya-pāpa-vivarjitāś ca, teṣāṃ paramparayā yā gatiḥ prāpyate tām api tvayā varṇitā | caturthyā caiva te gatyāṃ gacchanti puruṣottamam | ekāntinas tu puruṣā gacchanti paramaṃ padam | ye bhagavato 'nanya-bhaktāḥ sādhavaḥ puruṣāḥ, te 'niruddha-pradyumna-saṅkarṣaṇān apekṣām akṛtvā vāsudeva-saṃjñikāṃ caturthīṃ gatiṃ prāpya bhagavantaṃ puruṣottamaṃ tad-uttamaṃ paramaṃ padaṃ ca prāpnuvanti |
Janamejaya dit : «Tu as décrit aussi la destination qu’atteignent, selon la succession transmise, ceux dont les désirs latents ont été consumés et qui sont devenus libres du mérite comme du péché. Par cette quatrième voie, ils vont vers la Personne suprême. Mais ceux dont la dévotion est exclusive—hommes de vertu au cœur un—parviennent à l’état le plus élevé : sans dépendre d’Aniruddha, de Pradyumna ou de Saṅkarṣaṇa, ils atteignent la ‘quatrième’ destination appelée Vāsudeva et, par là, atteignent le Seigneur, le Puruṣottama, et sa demeure suprême.»
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts two spiritual attainments: those who have burned away desires and transcended merit and sin may reach a destination through a graded succession, while the single-minded devotee (ekāntin) reaches the supreme abode directly by attaining the ‘fourth’ destination identified with Vāsudeva—i.e., the Supreme Lord Himself.
Janamejaya, continuing his inquiry, refers to a prior explanation about the post-mortem/spiritual ‘destinations’ of liberated persons. He highlights a specific teaching: exclusive devotees do not rely on intermediary divine manifestations (Aniruddha, Pradyumna, Saṅkarṣaṇa) but attain Puruṣottama and the highest state through Vāsudeva.