Shloka 7
Kula-amṛta: Śiva’s Teaching to Nārada on Viṣṇu-Dhyāna and Mokṣa
तस्य विष्णो प्रिसादेन यदि कश्चित्प्रबुध्यते / स निस्तरति संसारं देवानामपि दुस्तरम्
tasya viṣṇo prisādena yadi kaścitprabudhyate / sa nistarati saṃsāraṃ devānāmapi dustaram
ໂດຍພຣະກະລຸນາຂອງພຣະວິສະນຸອົງນັ້ນ, ຖ້າຜູ້ໃດຜູ້ໜຶ່ງຕື່ນຮູ້ (ສູ່ປັນຍາແທ້), ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະຂ້າມພົ້ນສົງສານ—ວົງຈອນທີ່ແມ່ນແຕ່ເທວະດາກໍຍັງຂ້າມພົ້ນຍາກ.
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Viṣṇu’s grace enables awakening; awakened knowledge allows one to cross saṃsāra, difficult even for devas.
Vedantic Theme: Anugraha (grace) as catalyst for prabodha; saṃsāra as beginningless but surmountable through realization supported by the Lord.
Application: Adopt a grace-oriented discipline: prayer, remembrance, and surrender alongside inquiry; measure progress by increased wakefulness and detachment rather than status.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: frequent emphasis that remembrance of Vishnu and right knowledge rescue the jīva from fear and post-death suffering.
FAQs
This verse states that liberation is made possible through Viṣṇu’s prasāda: when grace leads to true spiritual awakening, one can transcend saṃsāra, even though it is difficult for the devas themselves.
It emphasizes inner awakening (prabodha) supported by divine grace; such awakening enables the soul to ‘cross over’ saṃsāra—pointing to mokṣa rather than continued movement through post-death realms.
Cultivate daily remembrance of Viṣṇu, sincere devotion, and self-reflection that leads to awakening—treating grace and spiritual clarity as the key means to rise above habitual cycles of suffering and rebirth.