Shloka 69
Narmadā
Revā) Tīrtha Greatness: The Gandharva Maidens’ Curse Narrative (Acchodā Episode Begins
योगिन्य इव ताः कन्या नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचनाः । अलक्ष्यध्यानसंतानाः पुरुषोत्तममानसाः
yoginya iva tāḥ kanyā nāsāgranyastalocanāḥ | alakṣyadhyānasaṃtānāḥ puruṣottamamānasāḥ
அக்கன்னியர் யோகினியரைப் போல—மூக்கின் நுனியில் பார்வை நிலைத்து; அகோசரனின் தியானம் இடையறாத ஓட்டமாகத் தொடர, மனம் முழுதும் புருஷோத்தமனில் நிலைத்திருந்தனர்।
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Concept: The highest yoga culminates in Puruṣottama-centered consciousness; meditation becomes continuous and exclusive.
Application: Adopt a simple daily dhyāna: steady posture, gentle gaze, and repeat a Viṣṇu nāma; aim for continuity (dhāraṇā → dhyāna) rather than intensity alone.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: योगिन्य इव → योगिन्यः इव; नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचनाः → नासाग्र-न्यस्त-लोचनाः; अलक्ष्यध्यानसंतानाः → अलक्ष्य-ध्यान-संतानाः; पुरुषोत्तममानसाः → पुरुषोत्तम-मानसाः
FAQs
It indicates a classic meditative discipline of steadying attention by fixing the gaze at the nose-tip, supporting concentration and inward absorption (dhyāna).
The verse portrays deep contemplation where the Supreme (Puruṣottama) is realized as subtle and not an ordinary sensory object—hence “imperceptible”—while still affirming a Vaiṣṇava focus on the Supreme Person.
It praises steadiness and single-pointed devotion: sustained meditation and a mind anchored in the Supreme are presented as marks of advanced spiritual discipline.