Shloka 62
Kāraṇa-vyākhyā: Cosmic Agents, Rudra-Forms, Sense-Purity, and Ānanda-Tāratamya
सत्पात्रभूते विष्णुबुद्ध्या कदापि त्यजन्ति नैते मायया वै मुरारेः / एषामायुर्व्यर्थमाहुर्महान्तः कथं नष्टा इति सम्यग्रुरोद
satpātrabhūte viṣṇubuddhyā kadāpi tyajanti naite māyayā vai murāreḥ / eṣāmāyurvyarthamāhurmahāntaḥ kathaṃ naṣṭā iti samyagruroda
જે સತ್ಪાત્રમાં વિષ્ણુબુદ્ધિ કરીને—અર્થાત્ ત્યાં સ્વયં શ્રીવિષ્ણુનું દર્શન માનીને—જુએ છે, તેઓ મુરારીની માયાથી કદી મોહિત થતા નથી. મહાત્માઓ કહે છે કે જેમને આ દૃષ્ટિ નથી તેમનું આયુષ્ય વ્યર્થ છે; અને ‘કેવી રીતે નષ્ટ થયા?’ એમ કહી કરુણ રીતે રડે છે.
Lord Vishnu (in dialogue with Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Viṣṇu-buddhi toward the worthy recipient protects from māyā; lack of such insight makes life ‘wasted’.
Vedantic Theme: Īśvara-sannidhāna and śuddha-dṛṣṭi; māyā is overcome by bhakti-yukta viveka; seeing the Lord in dharmic contexts.
Application: Cultivate reverent perception in acts of giving/service; choose worthy causes/teachers; practice nāma-smaraṇa to resist delusion.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: ritual-social space
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: praise of dāna to satpātra and Viṣṇu-bhakti as purifier; Garuda Purana: condemnation of māyā-driven life as vyartha
FAQs
This verse links satpātra with viṣṇu-buddhi—treating a deserving person as a locus of Vishnu—so acts like service or giving become spiritually protected from delusion and yield lasting merit.
In the Preta Kanda’s ethical frame, steadfast Vishnu-consciousness (not being carried away by māyā) is presented as the inner safeguard that prevents spiritual “loss,” supporting a favorable post-death trajectory rather than confusion and downfall.
Practice discernment in charity and service, honor genuinely virtuous recipients, and keep devotion steady—so daily actions are not wasted in distraction but aligned to dharma and lasting spiritual benefit.