Shloka 43
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Goloka-tattva and Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Upāsanā
दृप्ता जन्मांतरसहा निर्भयाः सदसज्जनाः । ये प्रपन्ना महालक्ष्म्यां सखिभावं समाश्रिताः ॥ ४३ ॥
dṛptā janmāṃtarasahā nirbhayāḥ sadasajjanāḥ | ye prapannā mahālakṣmyāṃ sakhibhāvaṃ samāśritāḥ || 43 ||
மகாலக்ஷ்மியிடம் சரணடைந்து, அவளிடம் சখ্যபாவத்தை ஏற்றோர் திருப்தியுடனும் தன்னம்பிக்கையுடனும், பிறவி பிறவியாகத் தாங்கும் வல்லமையுடனும், அச்சமின்றியும், எப்போதும் சத்சங்கத்தில் இருப்பவர்களாகவும் ஆகிறார்கள்.
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that surrender (prapatti) to Mahālakṣmī, approached with an intimate devotional mood (sakhi-bhāva), transforms the devotee’s inner state—granting fearlessness, steadiness across lifetimes, and association with the virtuous.
Bhakti here is not merely formal worship; it is relational closeness. By taking refuge in Mahālakṣmī and cultivating sakhi-bhāva, the devotee’s faith becomes personal and steady, producing courage, moral uplift, and sustained spiritual resilience.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa ritual procedure) is directly taught; the practical takeaway is devotional discipline—śaraṇāgati and bhāva (inner attitude) as the operative method of worship.