Shloka 137
The Five Great Sacrifices: Supremacy of Honoring Parents, Pativrata Dharma, Truthfulness, and Śrāddha
अनेनैव जितं सर्वं भुवनानि चतुर्दश । अमुष्य हृदये नित्यं वासुदेवो मुदास्थितः
anenaiva jitaṃ sarvaṃ bhuvanāni caturdaśa | amuṣya hṛdaye nityaṃ vāsudevo mudāsthitaḥ
याच्याच बळावर सर्व—चौदा भुवने—जिंकली गेली. त्याच्या हृदयात वासुदेव नित्य आनंदाने विराजमान आहेत.
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Concept: Conquering the binding force (implied: kāma) results in mastery beyond all worlds; Vāsudeva dwells joyfully in the purified heart.
Application: Treat self-mastery as the real ‘world-conquest’: daily japa, restraint, and offering actions to Vāsudeva; cultivate a heart-fit dwelling through compassion and truth.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: anenaiva = anena + eva; mudāsthitaḥ = mudā + sthitaḥ.
FAQs
It uses cosmological language (the fourteen lokas) to state that inner spiritual victory—through the means just mentioned in context—surpasses all worldly and cosmic attainments.
It presents Vāsudeva’s constant presence in the devotee’s heart as the defining mark of success, implying devotion and remembrance as the highest achievement.
True conquest is self-mastery and God-centeredness: cultivating a heart where Vāsudeva abides steadily, rather than seeking dominance or status externally.