Shloka 37
रावण–मारीचसंवादः तथा मृगप्रलोभनपूर्वकं सीताहरणोपक्रमः
Rāvaṇa–Mārīca Dialogue and the Decoy-Deer Prelude to Sītā’s Abduction
मुद्गल बोले--देवदूत! तुमने स्वर्गके महान् दोष बताये, परंतु स्वर्गकी अपेक्षा यदि कोई दूसरा लोक इन दोषोंसे सर्वथा रहित हो तो मुझसे उसीका वर्णन करो ।। देवदूत उवाच ब्रह्मण: सदनादूर्ध्व तद् विष्णो: परमं पदम् । शुद्ध सनातन ज्योति: परं ब्रह्मेति यद् विदु:,देवदूतने कहा--ब्रह्माजीके भी लोकसे ऊपर भगवान् विष्णुका परम धाम है। वह शुद्ध सनातन ज्योतिर्मय लोक है। उसे परब्रह्म भी कहते हैं
devadūta uvāca | brahmaṇaḥ sadanād ūrdhvaṃ tad viṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam | śuddhaṃ sanātanaṃ jyotiḥ paraṃ brahmeti yad viduḥ ||
Muḍgala disse: “Ó mensageiro divino! Tu me apontaste as grandes falhas do céu; mas, se acima do céu existe outro mundo totalmente livre delas, descreve-o para mim.” O mensageiro divino respondeu: “Para além até da morada de Brahmā encontra-se a suprema estação de Viṣṇu. É um reino de luz, puro e eterno; os sábios o conhecem como o Brahman Supremo.”
देवदूत उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heaven, even if splendid, remains within the cycle of earned results and eventual decline; the text points instead to Viṣṇu’s supreme abode—identified with the pure, eternal light of Para-brahman—as the highest, unconditioned goal.
After Mudgala asks for a realm free from the defects found in heaven, the divine messenger answers by describing a transcendental destination above Brahmā’s world: Viṣṇu’s supreme station, known as the Supreme Brahman.