Shloka 13
पितृयज्ञे नारायणतत्त्वम् — The Nārāyaṇa Grounding of Ancestral Offerings
तमेकमनसं यान्तमव्यग्रमकुतोभयम् । ददृशु: सर्वभूतानि जड़मानि चराणि च
tam ekamanasaṁ yāntam avyagram akuto-bhayam | dadṛśuḥ sarva-bhūtāni jaḍāni carāṇi ca ||
அவர் மேலே செல்லும் போது அசையும்-அசையாத எல்லா உயிர்களும் அவரைக் கண்டன—அவர் அச்சமற்றவர், அமைதியானவர், ஒருமுகச் சிந்தனையுடையவர்; ஒவ்வொருவரும் தம் திறனுக்கும் மரபுக்கும் ஏற்றவாறு அவருக்கு உரிய மரியாதை செய்தனர்.
शुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
A mind made single-pointed and unshaken (ekamanas, avyagra) leads to fearlessness (akuto-bhaya). Such inner steadiness and purity naturally elicit reverence from the world and even divine acknowledgment, suggesting that spiritual attainment is recognized by the harmony it creates in all beings.
Śuka is described as moving upward—calm, concentrated, and fearless. All creatures, both animate and inanimate, witness him and honor him according to their capacity and customary manner; the gods further honor him by raining divine flowers.