Shloka 28
The Song of the Avantī Brāhmaṇa (Avanti-brāhmaṇa-gītā): Mind as the Root of Suffering and Equanimity Amid Insult
नूनं मे भगवांस्तुष्ट: सर्वदेवमयो हरि: । येन नीतो दशामेतां निर्वेदश्चात्मन: प्लव: ॥ २८ ॥
nūnaṁ me bhagavāṁs tuṣṭaḥ sarva-deva-mayo hariḥ yena nīto daśām etāṁ nirvedaś cātmanaḥ plavaḥ
နတ်အားလုံးကို ကိုယ်တွင်းတွင် ပါဝင်စေသော ဘဂဝန် ဟရီသည် ငါ့အပေါ် သေချာပေါက် ကျေနပ်တော်မူသည်။ ထို့ကြောင့် ငါကို ဤဒုက္ခအခြေအနေသို့ ခေါ်ဆောင်ကာ ဝိရာဂျ (ကင်းလွတ်ခြင်း) ကို ခံစားစေခဲ့ပြီး၊ ၎င်းသည် သံસારပင်လယ်ကို ဖြတ်ကူးစေသော လှေဖြစ်သည်။
The brāhmaṇa could understand that the demigods, who award different types of sense gratification as the result of one’s fruitive activities, cannot bestow the highest benefit in life. When the brāhmaṇa lost all his property he could understand that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who comprises all the demigods, had given him the highest perfection, not by awarding sense gratification but by saving him from the ocean of material enjoyment. Being thus deprived of the opportunity to cultivate religiosity, wealth, sense gratification and liberation, the brāhmaṇa became detached, and transcendental knowledge awakened within his heart.
FAQs
This verse says that detachment (nirveda) itself becomes a “boat” for the soul to cross beyond material existence, and it arises by the merciful arrangement of Lord Hari.
He recognizes that the Supreme Lord has led him into a state that generates deep dispassion; seeing suffering as purification, he interprets it as the Lord’s pleasure and guidance toward freedom.
When setbacks come, cultivate sober reflection rather than bitterness—use them to loosen attachment, simplify desires, and turn the heart toward devotion and inner clarity.