Shloka 27
Nārāyaṇopadeśa to Mārkaṇḍeya (Cosmic Self-Identification and Yuga Doctrine) | नारायणोपदेशः
सरस्वत्युवाच त॑ वै परं वेदविदः प्रपन्ना: परं परेभ्य: प्रथितं पुराणम् । स्वाध्यायवन्तो व्रतपुण्ययोगै- स्तपोधना वीतशोका विमुक्ता:,सरस्वती बोली--स्वाध्यायरूप योगमें लगे हुए तथा तपको ही धन माननेवाले योगी व्रत-पुण्य और योगके साधनोंसे जिस प्रख्यात, परात्पर एवं पुरातन पदको प्राप्तकर शोकरहित तथा मुक्त हो जाते हैं, वही सनातन ब्रह्मपद है। वेदवेत्ता उसी परमपदका आश्रय लेते हैं
Sarasvaty uvāca: taṁ vai paraṁ vedavidaḥ prapannāḥ paraṁ parebhyaḥ prathitaṁ purāṇam | svādhyāyavanto vratapuṇyayogais tapodhanā vītaśokā vimuktāḥ ||
Sarasvatī said: “That supreme state—ancient and widely renowned, higher than what is merely ‘higher’—is indeed the refuge sought by knowers of the Veda. Those who are devoted to self-study, who regard austerity as their true wealth, and who are disciplined through vows, merit, and yogic practice attain that celebrated highest goal; reaching it, they become free from grief and liberated.”
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