Shloka 23
Jñāna-hetu-nirūpaṇa
On the Causes/Means of Knowledge
यदा विजानाति हरे मुरारे अप्राप्तलब्धेति तदोच्यते हरः / ममापि लोकं च यदा मुरारे तदा विजानाति तव स्वरूपम्
yadā vijānāti hare murāre aprāptalabdheti tadocyate haraḥ / mamāpi lokaṃ ca yadā murāre tadā vijānāti tava svarūpam
Wahai Hari, wahai Murāri—ketika seseorang mengenal-Mu sebagai Pemberi apa yang belum tercapai dan Penganugerah atas apa yang telah diperoleh, maka ia menyebut-Nya sebagai ‘Hara’. Dan wahai Murāri, ketika ia juga memahami alamku, saat itulah ia sungguh mengenal hakikat (svarūpa) diri-Mu.
Lord Vishnu (Hari/Murari), in dialogue context with Garuda (Vinata-putra)
Concept: Grace as the revealer and bestower: Hari grants what was unattained and stabilizes what is gained; deeper comprehension of divine reality arises through recognizing the Lord’s dispensation and the structure of realms under Him.
Vedantic Theme: Ishvara as sarva-karana and sarva-niyanta; knowledge of tattva is inseparable from prasada (anugraha) and from understanding the order (loka-vyavastha) governed by the Supreme.
Application: Cultivate gratitude and surrender (sharanagati): interpret gains and unexpected attainments as occasions for remembrance; study cosmological/ontological teachings as supports for devotion rather than mere information.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (general): Vishnu-stuti passages emphasizing prasada as the cause of jnana and moksha; Garuda Purana (general): cosmology/loka descriptions used as ladders to tattva-jijnasa
FAQs
Here, 'Hara' is explained as the One recognized as removing lack and granting attainment—pointing to the divine power that takes away deficiency and bestows fulfillment.
It emphasizes jñāna-bhakti: realizing the Lord’s role as remover and giver, and understanding the divine order of realms (loka), as a way to comprehend the Lord’s true nature—knowledge that supports liberation-oriented living.
Cultivate devotion with discernment: see life’s gains and losses as governed by a higher moral-spiritual order, and practice dharmic conduct and remembrance of the Divine as the remover of inner deficiency (ignorance, fear, attachment).