Shloka 116
Brahmin Conduct, Purificatory Baths, and the Garuḍa–Nectar Episode
Illustrative Narrative
यस्य तिष्ठति गोविंदो मानसे च सदैव हि । स एव च लभेद्दास्यं सपुण्यैः पुरुषोत्तमः
yasya tiṣṭhati goviṃdo mānase ca sadaiva hi | sa eva ca labheddāsyaṃ sapuṇyaiḥ puruṣottamaḥ
Celui dont l’esprit est à jamais la demeure de Govinda—lui seul, ô Puruṣottama, obtient l’état bienheureux de service (dāsya), riche de mérite sacré.
Uncertain from single-verse context (likely a narrator or a dialog speaker within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa addressing Viṣṇu as Puruṣottama).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shringara
Sandhi Resolution Notes: लभेद्दास्यम् = लभेत् + दास्यम् (त् + द् → द्द्); सदा एव = सदैव (स्वर-सन्धि).
FAQs
It teaches inner remembrance: when Govinda is constantly present in one’s mind, devotion matures into dāsya (loving service), presented as a spiritually meritorious attainment.
Cultivate steady God-centered mindfulness (smaraṇa) and humility; the verse frames true spiritual success as service to the Divine rather than status or ritual display.
No. Its focus is interior devotion—Govinda’s abiding in the mind—and the resulting devotional relationship (dāsya).