Shloka 52
Cosmic Appointments, Viṣṇu’s Vibhūtis, Fourfold Operation, and the Symbolism of Ornaments and Weapons
तद् ब्रह्म परमं योगी यतो नावर्तते पुनः अपुण्यपुण्योपरमे क्षीणक्लेशो ऽतिनिर्मलः
tad brahma paramaṃ yogī yato nāvartate punaḥ apuṇyapuṇyoparame kṣīṇakleśo 'tinirmalaḥ
वही परम ब्रह्म है, जिसे परम योगी साक्षात् करता है; उसे पाकर फिर लौटना नहीं होता। पाप-पुण्य के द्वन्द्व के शान्त होने पर क्लेश क्षीण हो जाते हैं और चित्त अत्यन्त निर्मल हो जाता है।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse states that liberation is marked by going beyond both puṇya and apuṇya—moving past karmic dualities—so the yogin becomes free from return and attains stainless purity.
Parāśara describes the Supreme Brahman as the final attainment: once realized, the yogin does not re-enter the cycle of rebirth because the causes of bondage—karma and afflictions—have been exhausted.
Even when expressed as “Brahman,” the Vishnu Purana typically frames the Supreme Reality as the ultimate, liberating principle consistent with Vishnu’s supremacy—attainable through perfected yoga and purification beyond karmic opposites.