Rahūgaṇa Meets Jaḍa Bharata: The Shaking Palanquin and the Teaching Beyond Body-Identity
अहं च योगेश्वरमात्मतत्त्व- विदां मुनीनां परमं गुरुं वै । प्रष्टुं प्रवृत्त: किमिहारणं तत् साक्षाद्धरिं ज्ञानकलावतीर्णम् ॥ १९ ॥
ahaṁ ca yogeśvaram ātma-tattva- vidāṁ munīnāṁ paramaṁ guruṁ vai praṣṭuṁ pravṛttaḥ kim ihāraṇaṁ tat sākṣād dhariṁ jñāna-kalāvatīrṇam
私はあなたをヨーゲーシュヴァラ、アートマンの真理を知る牟尼たちの中の最上の師と仰ぎます。あなたは世の利益のために降臨し、知の精華として現れた神の化身カピラデーヴァ—ハリそのもの—の直接の代表です。ゆえに師よ、この世で最も確かな庇護(よりどころ)は何か、お尋ねします。
As Kṛṣṇa confirms in Bhagavad-gītā :
This verse identifies Lord Hari Himself as the supreme guru of the munis who know ātma-tattva, because He is the direct source of spiritual knowledge.
He highlights that genuine understanding comes by sincerely questioning the highest authority—Hari, the master of yoga and knowledge—about the true cause behind one’s condition and experience.
Instead of guessing the meaning of life’s difficulties, cultivate humble inquiry into self-realization—seeking guidance from authentic spiritual sources centered on Hari and ātma-tattva.