Shloka 46
Śāpaprāpti (Receiving a Curse) — Mohinī Narrative
अस्ति नास्तीति यं प्राहुर्न दूरे नापि चान्तिके । परं धाम मनोग्राह्यं पुरुषाख्यं जगन्मयम् ॥ ४६ ॥
asti nāstīti yaṃ prāhurna dūre nāpi cāntike | paraṃ dhāma manogrāhyaṃ puruṣākhyaṃ jaganmayam || 46 ||
Cette Réalité que les uns disent « elle est » et que d’autres disent « elle n’est pas » n’est ni lointaine ni proche. Elle est la Demeure suprême, saisie par l’esprit—connue comme le Puruṣa, qui imprègne et contient l’univers entier.
Narada (teaching in a doctrinal-philosophical passage; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage implied)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to the Supreme Reality (Puruṣa) that transcends conceptual disputes of ‘exists’ vs ‘does not exist’ and is realized as the all-pervading source and substance of the cosmos—central to mokṣa-oriented contemplation.
By identifying the Lord as neither distant nor merely external, it supports intimate devotion: the devotee seeks the Puruṣa who pervades everything, cultivating inner remembrance and surrender rather than treating God as remote.
No specific Vedāṅga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is contemplative discernment (tattva-vicāra) and mental focus (manogrāhya) used alongside dharma and worship to orient the mind toward the supreme dhāma.