Shloka 27
अपुनर्मरणानां हि सा गतिर्मोक्षकांक्षिणाम् । यां प्राप्य कृतकृत्यः स्यादिति मन्यंति पंडिताः
apunarmaraṇānāṃ hi sā gatirmokṣakāṃkṣiṇām | yāṃ prāpya kṛtakṛtyaḥ syāditi manyaṃti paṃḍitāḥ
แท้จริง นั่นแลคือคติของผู้ปรารถนาโมกษะ—ภาวะที่ไม่หวนกลับไปสู่ความตายอีก. เมื่อบรรลุแล้ว ย่อมเป็นผู้ทำกิจเสร็จสิ้น (กฤตกฤตยะ); บัณฑิตทั้งหลายกล่าวไว้ดังนี้.
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within the Adhyaya context)
Concept: Mokṣa is the ‘apunar-maraṇa’ state; attaining it makes one kṛta-kṛtya (having accomplished life’s purpose).
Application: Define success by inner freedom and steadiness; evaluate habits by whether they reduce fear of loss and deepen devotion/clarity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A calm, expansive sky-path leads beyond layered worlds—earth below, then luminous heavens—ending in a still, radiant threshold marked ‘no return’. At the threshold, a sage stands with a softened face, as if a long journey has completed and nothing remains to be sought.","primary_figures":["mokṣa-kāṅkṣī (liberation-seeker)","paṇḍitāḥ (learned sages, as witnesses)"],"setting":"Cosmic staircase of lokas dissolving into a radiant horizon; subtle mandala geometry indicating transcendence.","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["dawn gold","sky blue","pearl white","soft saffron","amethyst haze"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: tiered cosmic realms in ornate bands, culminating in a gold-leaf ‘parama-gati’ arch; sages with palm-leaf manuscripts gesture in affirmation; heavy gold embossing for the final threshold, symbolizing apunar-maraṇa.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle gradient skies and layered hills-as-lokas; a lone seeker with minimal lines, refined serenity; small group of sages in the corner as quiet validators; cool, airy palette with a warm horizon.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: mandala-like cosmic tiers, bold outlines; central figure in calm stance; stylized script-like motifs for ‘kṛta-kṛtya’; warm yellows and reds balanced by deep greens.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular mandala of lotus petals representing cycles of return, with an opening at the top signifying ‘no return’; border of lotuses and vines; deep blue field with gold dots, central figure stepping into the opening."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura","soft bell","gentle wind chime","silence after ‘paṇḍitāḥ’ cadence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गतिर्मोक्षकांक्षिणाम् = गतिः + मोक्षकाङ्क्षिणाम्; स्यादिति = स्यात् + इति; मन्यंति = मन्यन्ति (orthographic/phonetic variant in transmission)
FAQs
It identifies the supreme goal as a state of non-return to death (no further cycle of mortality), which the wise regard as the true destination of liberation-seekers.
Kṛtakṛtya means “one who has done what needed to be done”—a person who, upon attaining liberation, is considered fully complete and fulfilled, with no remaining obligation or unfinished purpose.
Even though it appears in the Svarga-khaṇḍa, the verse clearly prioritizes moksha: the highest attainment is described as freedom from returning to death, not merely enjoyment in heaven.