Shloka 13
पितृयज्ञे नारायणतत्त्वम् — The Nārāyaṇa Grounding of Ancestral Offerings
तमेकमनसं यान्तमव्यग्रमकुतोभयम् । ददृशु: सर्वभूतानि जड़मानि चराणि च
tam ekamanasaṁ yāntam avyagram akuto-bhayam | dadṛśuḥ sarva-bhūtāni jaḍāni carāṇi ca ||
動くものも動かぬものも、あらゆる存在は、彼が上へと進むのを見た。恐れなく、静まり、心は一点に収束していた。各々は力に応じ、しかるべき作法に従って相応の礼拝を捧げ、神々は天の花を雨のごとく彼に降らせた。
शुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
A mind made single-pointed and unshaken (ekamanas, avyagra) leads to fearlessness (akuto-bhaya). Such inner steadiness and purity naturally elicit reverence from the world and even divine acknowledgment, suggesting that spiritual attainment is recognized by the harmony it creates in all beings.
Śuka is described as moving upward—calm, concentrated, and fearless. All creatures, both animate and inanimate, witness him and honor him according to their capacity and customary manner; the gods further honor him by raining divine flowers.