Shloka 37
Snātaka and Gṛhastha-Dharma: Conduct, Marriage Norms, Daily Rites, and Liberating Virtues
तन्निष्ठस्तत्परो विद्वान्नित्यमक्रोधनः शुचिः / महायज्ञपरो विप्रो लभते तदनुत्तमम्
tanniṣṭhastatparo vidvānnityamakrodhanaḥ śuciḥ / mahāyajñaparo vipro labhate tadanuttamam
Seorang brāhmaṇa yang berilmu, teguh berpegang pada “Itu” (Hakikat Tertinggi), hanya berbakti kepada “Itu”, sentiasa bebas daripada kemarahan dan suci—serta menumpukan diri pada yajña agung—akan memperoleh keadaan yang tiada banding itu.
Sūta (narrating the Purāṇic teaching as received from the sages)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
By calling the goal “That” (tat) and “unsurpassed” (anuttamam), the verse points to the highest Reality as the ultimate object of steadfast contemplation and devotion—attained through inner purity and self-mastery rather than mere external status.
It highlights sāttvic discipline: steadiness in the Supreme (tanniṣṭhā), one-pointed devotion (tatparatā), anger-control (akrodha), and purity (śauca). “Mahāyajña” can be read as the inner sacrificial Yoga where ego and passions are offered into the fire of knowledge and devotion.
Though not naming them directly, it reflects the Kurma Purana’s synthesis: the “unsurpassed state” is reached through yajña, purity, and steadfastness in the one Supreme—compatible with both Śaiva (Pāśupata-style self-control) and Vaiṣṇava (tatparā bhakti) orientations.