Shloka 24
Soma Pacifies the Pracetās; Dakṣa’s Haṁsa-guhya Prayers; Hari Grants Creative Power
न यस्य सख्यं पुरुषोऽवैति सख्यु: सखा वसन् संवसत: पुरेऽस्मिन् । गुणो यथा गुणिनो व्यक्तदृष्टे- स्तस्मै महेशाय नमस्करोमि ॥ २४ ॥
na yasya sakhyaṁ puruṣo ’vaiti sakhyuḥ sakhā vasan saṁvasataḥ pure ’smin guṇo yathā guṇino vyakta-dṛṣṭes tasmai maheśāya namaskaromi
విషయాలు ఇంద్రియాలు వాటిని ఎలా గ్రహిస్తాయో తెలుసుకోలేనట్లే, దేహంలో పరమాత్మతో కలిసి ఉన్న బద్ధజీవుడు కూడా సృష్టినియంత అయిన పరమపురుషుడు తన ఇంద్రియాలను ఎలా నడిపిస్తాడో గ్రహించలేడు. ఆ మహేశ్వరునికి నమస్కారం।
The individual soul and the Supreme Soul live together within the body. This is confirmed in the Upaniṣads by the analogy that two friendly birds live in one tree — one bird eating the fruit of the tree and the other simply witnessing and directing. Although the individual living being, who is compared to the bird that is eating, is sitting with his friend the Supreme Soul, the individual living being cannot see Him. Actually the Supersoul is directing the workings of his senses in the enjoyment of sense objects, but as these sense objects cannot see the senses, the conditioned soul cannot see the directing soul. The conditioned soul has desires, and the Supreme Soul fulfills them, but the conditioned soul is unable to see the Supreme Soul. Thus Prajāpati Dakṣa offers his obeisances to the Supreme Soul, the Supersoul, even though unable to see Him. Another example given is that although ordinary citizens work under the direction of the government, they cannot understand how they are being governed or what the government is. In this regard, Madhvācārya quotes the following verse from the Skanda Purāṇa:
FAQs
It states that Maheśa is an intimate companion dwelling within the “city” of the body, yet His true intimacy is difficult for ordinary embodied beings to comprehend.
Within the narrative of Canto 6 Chapter 4, Daksha acknowledges Maheśa’s profound, subtle presence and offers respectful salutations, recognizing that only purified vision can truly perceive Him.
Cultivate inner clarity through devotion, self-discipline, and sincere prayer—so that spiritual perception deepens and one recognizes the Lord’s guidance within, rather than judging only by external appearances.