Shloka 46
Arjuna’s Lament, the End of the Yadus, and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure
ते साधुकृतसर्वार्था ज्ञात्वात्यन्तिकमात्मन: । मनसा धारयामासुर्वैकुण्ठचरणाम्बुजम् ॥ ४६ ॥
te sādhu-kṛta-sarvārthā jñātvātyantikam ātmanaḥ manasā dhārayām āsur vaikuṇṭha-caraṇāmbujam
அவர்கள் தர்மத்தின் எல்லா நெறிகளையும் நிறைவேற்றி, ஆத்மாவின் பரம இலக்கு ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணனின் வைகுண்டப் பாதபத்மங்களே என அறிந்து, இடையறாது மனத்தால் அவற்றைத் தியானித்தனர்।
In the Bhagavad-gītā (7.28) the Lord says that only those who have done pious deeds in previous lives and have become freed from the results of all impious acts can concentrate upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The Pāṇḍavas, not only in this life but also in their previous lives, had always performed the supreme pious work, and thus they are ever free from all the reactions of impious work. It is quite reasonable, therefore, that they concentrated their minds upon the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. According to Śrī Viśvanātha Cakravartī, dharma, artha, kāma and mokṣa principles are accepted by persons who are not free from the results of impious action. Such persons affected with the contaminations of the above four principles cannot at once accept the lotus feet of the Lord in the spiritual sky. The Vaikuṇṭha world is situated far beyond the material sky. The material sky is under the management of Durgā Devī, or the material energy of the Lord, but the Vaikuṇṭha world is managed by the personal energy of the Lord.
FAQs
This verse teaches that when life’s duties are properly completed, the soul’s ultimate end is reached by fixing the mind on the lotus feet of the Lord of Vaikuṇṭha.
After concluding their worldly responsibilities, the Pāṇḍavas turned inward in devotion and remembrance, directing consciousness to the Lord as the final shelter beyond worldly life.
Practice daily remembrance—japa, prayer, hearing Bhāgavatam, and mindful offering of work—so the mind repeatedly returns to the Lord as its primary refuge.