Shloka 54
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
न स शव्यस्त्वभक्तेन द्रष्टुं देवः कथंचन । मुनियो! तुम सब लोग जैसे आये हो, वैसे ही शीघ्र लौट जाओ। भगवान्में अनन्य भक्ति हुए बिना किसीको किसी तरह भी उनका साक्षात् दर्शन नहीं हो सकता ।। कामं॑ कालेन महता एकान्तित्वमुपागतै:
na sa śavyaḥ tv abhaktena draṣṭuṃ devaḥ kathaṃcana | munayo! yūyaṃ yathāgatāḥ, tathaiva śīghraṃ nivartata | bhagavati ananyabhaktim antareṇa kasyacid api kathaṃcid api tasya sākṣād-darśanaṃ na bhavati || kāmaṃ kālena mahatā ekāntitvam upāgataiḥ |
Sang Dewa berkata: “Tanpa bhakti, Dewa ini tak mungkin dilihat dengan cara apa pun. Wahai para resi, kembalilah segera sebagaimana kalian datang. Hanya setelah—meski lewat waktu yang amat panjang—seseorang mencapai keterpusatan yang sunyi dan satu arah, barulah perjumpaan langsung dengan Tuhan menjadi mungkin.”
देव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Direct vision of the Lord (sākṣāt-darśana) is not attainable through mere approach, learning, or curiosity; it requires ananyā-bhakti—exclusive, unwavering devotion. The verse stresses that devotion is the decisive qualification for divine encounter.
The Deity addresses a group of sages who have come seeking a vision. He tells them to return as they came, explaining that without exclusive devotion they cannot see Him; only after long time and the attainment of single-minded inward dedication does such a meeting become possible.