Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
मनसश्न समाधि वर्धेताहरह:ः शुभे । सावित्रीदेवीके ऐसा कहनेपर वह धर्मात्मा ब्राह्मण बोला--'शुभे! इस मन्त्रके जपमें मेरी यह इच्छा बराबर बढ़ती रहे और मेरे मनकी एकाग्रता भी प्रतिदिन बढ़े”
manasaś ca samādhiṃ vardhetāhar-ahaḥ śubhe | amṛtāc cāmṛtaṃ prāptaḥ śāntībhūto nirātmavān | brahmabhūtaḥ sa nirdvandvaḥ sukhī śāntaḥ nirāmayaḥ ||
‘ଶୁଭେ! ଏହି ମନ୍ତ୍ରଜପରେ ମୋର ଏହି ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପ ଦିନକୁ ଦିନ ବଢ଼ୁ; ଏବଂ ମୋ ମନର ସମାଧି ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଉ।’ ଅମୃତଠାରୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଅମୃତକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ କରି ସେ ଶାନ୍ତ, ନିଷ୍କାମ, ଅହଂକାରଶୂନ୍ୟ, ନିର୍ଦ୍ୱନ୍ଦ୍ୱ, ସୁଖୀ, ଶାନ୍ତିନିଷ୍ଠ ଏବଂ ରୋଗ-ଶୋକରହିତ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଭାବକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ।
भीष्म उवाच
Daily cultivation of mental one-pointedness (samādhi) ripens into liberation: freedom from ego-sense, transcendence of dualities, and abiding peace—described as attaining the highest ‘amṛta’ and becoming brahmabhūta.
Within Bhīṣma’s discourse, a dharmic brāhmaṇa responds (addressing an auspicious goddess, identified in the Hindi gloss as Sāvitrī Devī) with a wish that his mantra-practice and concentration increase each day; the result is then described as the attainment of the supreme deathless state and Brahman-abidance.