Shloka 50
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Birth and Boon; Puṣkara’s Glory; Rāma’s Śrāddha; Refuge-Hymn to Śiva
यत्र गत्वा नरो योगिन्वियोगं सह बंधुभिः । नैव प्राप्नोति भगवन्तन्ममाचक्ष्व सुव्रत
yatra gatvā naro yoginviyogaṃ saha baṃdhubhiḥ | naiva prāpnoti bhagavantanmamācakṣva suvrata
اے بھگون! اے یوگی! اے نیک عہد والے! مجھے بتائیے—وہ کون سی جگہ ہے جہاں جا کر انسان اپنے عزیزوں سے کبھی جدائی نہیں پاتا؟
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (a questioner addressing a revered yogin as 'bhagavan')
Concept: True refuge is that attainment where separation ends—either as liberation from saṃsāra or as unbroken communion with the Lord and the beloved.
Application: Transform attachment-anxiety into spiritual direction: seek practices that create lasting connection—daily nāma-japa, satsanga, and service—rather than clinging to impermanent arrangements.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: नैव = न + एव (स्वर-सन्धि); योगिन्वियोगम् = योगिन् + वियोगम् (व्यञ्जन-सन्धि: न् + व → न्व); भगवन्तन्ममाचक्ष्व = भगवन् + तत् + मम + आचक्ष्व (पदसन्धि/संहिता; तद्-आदेशः 'तत्')
FAQs
It frames a classic Purāṇic inquiry: the seeker asks for a specific “place” (yatra) whose spiritual status is so elevated that worldly sorrow—here, separation from loved ones—no longer applies, implying a tirtha or transcendent realm associated with liberation.
By addressing the teacher as “bhagavan” and requesting guidance, the verse models devotional dependence on a realized authority; the underlying aim—freedom from grief and separation—often culminates in devotion-oriented liberation in Purāṇic contexts.
It highlights humility and disciplined inquiry: the seeker respectfully requests instruction (ācakṣva) from a virtuous, vowed teacher (suvrata), presenting spiritual learning as grounded in reverence, restraint, and the sincere desire to overcome human suffering.