Shloka 127
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
अथवा चेक्षते लोकान् सर्वान् निरयसंज्ञितान् निस्पृह: सर्वतो मुक्तस्तत्र वै रमते सुखम्
athavā cekṣate lokān sarvān niraya-saṃjñitān niḥspṛhaḥ sarvato muktaḥ tatra vai ramate sukham
あるいはまた、彼はあらゆる世界――いわゆる天界さえも――地獄に等しいものとして見る。欲を離れ、四方より解き放たれて、無属性のブラフマンに安住し、静かで条件づけられぬ幸福に憩うのである。
विरूप उवाच
Educational Q&A
True freedom arises when one becomes niḥspṛha—without craving—and sees even exalted worlds as ultimately unsatisfactory. Liberation is portrayed as resting in nirguṇa Brahman, where happiness is not dependent on external attainments.
Virūpa describes the liberated person’s vision: instead of being attracted to various worlds (including ‘higher’ ones), he regards them as akin to hell because they remain within bondage. Having become free in every respect, he abides in Brahman and delights in that state.