Shloka 38
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā
अनिर्देश्यं तु यद्देवि तन्नेतीति निषिध्तयते । निषेधशेषः स विभुः कीर्तितः शरणागतैः ॥ ३८ ॥
anirdeśyaṃ tu yaddevi tannetīti niṣidhtayate | niṣedhaśeṣaḥ sa vibhuḥ kīrtitaḥ śaraṇāgataiḥ || 38 ||
ಓ ದೇವಿ, ಅನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯವಾದುದನ್ನು ‘ನೇತಿ ನೇತಿ’—‘ಇದು ಅಲ್ಲ, ಅದು ಅಲ್ಲ’ ಎಂಬ ನಿರಾಕರಣೆಯಿಂದಲೇ ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಎಲ್ಲ ನಿರಾಕರಣೆಗಳ ನಂತರ ಉಳಿಯುವವನೇ ಸರ್ವವ್ಯಾಪಿ ವಿಭು; ಶರಣಾಗತರು ಅವನನ್ನು ಕೀರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ।
Narada (teaching, addressing Devi)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that the Supreme Reality cannot be captured by descriptions; it is approached by negating all limited identifications (“neti neti”), and is realized as the all-pervading Lord praised by surrendered devotees.
Even while using a Vedantic method of negation, the verse culminates in devotion: the Supreme ‘remainder’ beyond concepts is not merely analyzed but kīrtita—praised—by those who take refuge (śaraṇāgati).
No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the key takeaway is Upaniṣadic-style discernment through negation (neti neti) as a practical contemplative method aligned with Vedānta.