Shloka 48
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
तमहंभावनायुक्तो नो हेयाद्यो विदां वरः । स शांतिमाप्नुयादग्र्यां धम्यामुभयसंस्थिताम् ॥ ४८ ॥
tamahaṃbhāvanāyukto no heyādyo vidāṃ varaḥ | sa śāṃtimāpnuyādagryāṃ dhamyāmubhayasaṃsthitām || 48 ||
‘நான் அதுவே (பிரம்மம்)’ என்ற தியானத்துடன் கூடிய ஞானிகளில் சிறந்தவன் யாரையும் தாழ்ந்தவன் என இகழக் கூடாது. ஞானமும் ஒழுக்கமும் இரண்டிலும் நிலைத்து, அவன் தர்மமயமான உயர்ந்த, புனிதமான அமைதியை அடைகிறான்।
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that Vedantic realization—steady contemplation of ‘I am That’—naturally produces humility and non-disdain, culminating in the supreme, sacred peace.
By forbidding contempt and promoting inner purity, it supports bhakti’s core ethic of humility; a mind grounded in the Divine Self treats all beings with reverence, which stabilizes devotional practice.
No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline—avoiding ‘heya-buddhi’ (the mindset of rejection)—as a prerequisite for higher realization.