Shloka 7
Kula-amṛta: Śiva’s Teaching to Nārada on Viṣṇu-Dhyāna and Mokṣa
तस्य विष्णो प्रिसादेन यदि कश्चित्प्रबुध्यते / स निस्तरति संसारं देवानामपि दुस्तरम्
tasya viṣṇo prisādena yadi kaścitprabudhyate / sa nistarati saṃsāraṃ devānāmapi dustaram
उस भगवान् विष्णु की कृपा से यदि कोई जाग उठे (तत्त्वज्ञान में), तो वह उस संसार से तर जाता है जिसे देवता भी पार करना कठिन मानते हैं।
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Viṣṇu’s grace enables awakening; awakened knowledge allows one to cross saṃsāra, difficult even for devas.
Vedantic Theme: Anugraha (grace) as catalyst for prabodha; saṃsāra as beginningless but surmountable through realization supported by the Lord.
Application: Adopt a grace-oriented discipline: prayer, remembrance, and surrender alongside inquiry; measure progress by increased wakefulness and detachment rather than status.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: frequent emphasis that remembrance of Vishnu and right knowledge rescue the jīva from fear and post-death suffering.
FAQs
This verse states that liberation is made possible through Viṣṇu’s prasāda: when grace leads to true spiritual awakening, one can transcend saṃsāra, even though it is difficult for the devas themselves.
It emphasizes inner awakening (prabodha) supported by divine grace; such awakening enables the soul to ‘cross over’ saṃsāra—pointing to mokṣa rather than continued movement through post-death realms.
Cultivate daily remembrance of Viṣṇu, sincere devotion, and self-reflection that leads to awakening—treating grace and spiritual clarity as the key means to rise above habitual cycles of suffering and rebirth.