Shloka 9
Kula-amṛta: Śiva’s Teaching to Nārada on Viṣṇu-Dhyāna and Mokṣa
सर्व एकार्णवे मग्ना जीर्णा वनगजा इव / यस्त्वाननं निबध्नाति दुर्मतिः कोशकारवत्
sarva ekārṇave magnā jīrṇā vanagajā iva / yastvānanaṃ nibadhnāti durmatiḥ kośakāravat
అందరూ ఒకే మహాసముద్రమైన (సంసార) లో మునిగియున్నారు, అడవిలోని ముసలి ఏనుగులవలె క్షీణించియున్నారు. దుర్మతి గలవాడు తన నోరును తానే బంధించుకొనునాడు; అతడు తన చుట్టూ కోశం నేసుకొనే పట్టు పురుగువలె.
Lord Vishnu
Concept: Beings sink in saṃsāra and exhaust themselves; through wrong understanding one self-binds like a silkworm—bondage is self-woven.
Vedantic Theme: Bandha is sustained by one’s own avidyā and saṅkalpa; liberation begins with recognizing self-created constraints and reversing them through right view.
Application: Identify self-binding habits (compulsive speech, denial, rationalizations, addictions); practice satya, silence when needed, and corrective inquiry to stop ‘spinning the cocoon’.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Related Themes: Garuda Purana: frequent ocean-of-saṃsāra imagery and warnings that the jīva’s own actions/attachments create bondage.
FAQs
This verse uses the single ocean as a symbol of saṁsāra—an all-encompassing cycle in which beings become exhausted through repeated suffering, highlighting the need for right understanding and liberation-oriented conduct.
It implies that suffering continues when one remains submerged in worldly delusion; self-created bondage—like the silkworm’s cocoon—keeps the soul trapped, rather than external forces alone.
Avoid self-defeating habits of thought and speech; cultivate discernment (viveka), truthful restraint, and dharmic living so that one does not create one’s own bondage through ignorance.