Shloka 9
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
विहाय सर्वकामान्वै विष्णुलोके महीयते । मन्वंतराणि तत्रैव देवकन्याभिरावृतः ॥ ९ ॥
vihāya sarvakāmānvai viṣṇuloke mahīyate | manvaṃtarāṇi tatraiva devakanyābhirāvṛtaḥ || 9 ||
Từ bỏ mọi dục vọng thế gian, người ấy được tôn vinh trong cõi Viṣṇu. Tại đó, suốt các manvantara, người ấy an trú, được các tiên nữ vây quanh.
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame; verse states the phala/fruit in third person)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents the core soteriology of the text: renouncing all worldly desires leads to honor in Viṣṇu-loka, a state of exalted divine proximity described as enduring across vast cosmic cycles (manvantaras).
By emphasizing desirelessness (sarva-kāma-tyāga) as the inner condition of pure bhakti—when devotion is not motivated by personal gain, the devotee is said to attain and be celebrated in Viṣṇu’s realm.
The verse uses Purāṇic cosmological timekeeping (manvantara), aligning with Jyotiṣa-style reckoning of cosmic periods; it functions as a results-statement (phala) rather than a ritual-grammar instruction.