प्राप्यनिरूपणम्
The Lord as the supreme goal and the soul’s passage along the path of light into irreversible joy.
Verses 176–185
तथाविधैस्तैः परमार्थभूतं सुवैष्णवैः प्राप्यमथोच्यते यत्। जितेन्द्रियैरात्मरतैर्बुधाग्र्यैर्महत्तमैः स्वाभिमतार्थदोहम्॥१७६॥
I now declare the supreme reality to be attained by such excellent Vaiṣṇavas—great and discerning, masters of the senses, delighting in the Self—the inexhaustible giver of their heart’s true desire.
श्रीमान् दिव्यगुणाब्धिरौपनिषदो हेतुः शरण्यः प्रभुर्देवेशो जगतामनादिनिधनो ब्रह्मादिदेवार्चितः। तारार्कानलचन्द्रमोहबहुमहःसौदामिनीभासकोऽजय्यो वीरसपत्नशस्त्रनिचयैर्जेता च तेषां मुहुः॥१७७॥
The goal is the Lord joined with Śrī: ocean of divine virtues, source revealed by the Upaniṣads, giver of refuge, Lord of gods and worlds, without beginning or end, worshipped by Brahmā and the gods. He gives light to stars, sun, fire, moon, lightning, and every radiance; unconquered by enemy weapons, he conquers them again and again.
नित्यो ब्रह्मविधायकश्च पुरुषो वेदप्रदो ब्रह्मणे नित्यानां शरणं तपःप्रभृतिभिः सद्योगिनां दुर्लभः। एकश्चेतनचेतनो भृतजगद्ध्येयः स्वतन्त्रो वशी स प्राप्योऽस्ति मुमुक्षुभिः सुगुरुभिः सत्सङ्गभिस्तत्परैः॥१७८॥
Eternal, ordainer even of Brahmā, the indwelling Person who gave Brahmā the Veda, refuge of the eternal ones and difficult for yogins to reach by austerity alone, he is the one consciousness of conscious beings, bearer and object of meditation of the world, independent and sovereign. Seekers devoted to him attain him through a true teacher and holy company.
तथाविधं प्राप्यमथो सुवैष्णवः सुचिन्तयन्नित्यमनुक्षणं प्रियम्। सदा सदाचाररतं गुरुं वरं ज्ञातं भजेदखिलसंशयच्छिदम्॥१७९॥
Continually contemplating that beloved goal, the Vaiṣṇava should serve the excellent, recognised guru who lives in right conduct and cuts through every doubt.
सत्सङ्गतः सन् विगतस्पृहो मुहू रामं प्रपद्याथ गुरोर्मुखादसौ। कर्माखिलं सम्परिभुज्य चात्मवान् प्रारब्धमेवं प्रहतान्यकर्मकः॥१८०॥
Through holy company the seeker becomes free of craving, receives surrender to Rāma from the guru’s mouth, and, centred in the self, exhausts the karma already bearing fruit while the other karmas are destroyed.
न्यासात् स्वतन्त्रेश्वरजातसहायानिर्लूनमायान्वय एव दैशिकः। हृदोत्तमानुग्रहलब्धमध्यसन्नाडीशुभदद्वारबहिर्विनिर्गतः॥१८१॥
Through surrender, aided by the independent Lord and freed from the bond of māyā, the soul receives the supreme grace dwelling in the heart and departs through the auspicious central channel.
मार्गे ततः सोऽर्चिरुपैति मुक्तकस्तथाऽर्चिषोऽहो दिनतः सुरार्चितः। आपूर्यमाणं विविधैस्तु वासरैः पक्षं प्रभूतोत्तमशर्मविचरः॥१८२॥
On the path the liberated soul reaches flame, then from flame the deity of day, honoured by the gods; from day it reaches the bright and waxing fortnight, moving through ever greater blessedness.
पक्षादुदङ्मासमथो षडात्मकं तेभ्यश्च संवत्सरमब्दतो रविम्। चन्द्रं ततश्चन्द्रमसोऽथ विद्युतं स तत्र तत्राखिलदेवपूजितः॥१८३॥
From the fortnight it passes through the six northward months, then the year, the sun, the moon, and lightning, honoured at every stage by the presiding deities.
परं पदं सोऽयमुपेत्य नित्यममानवं ब्रह्मपथेन तेन। सायुज्यमेव प्रतिलभ्य तत्र प्राप्यस्य सन्नन्दति तेन साकम्॥१८४॥
Guided by the superhuman person along the path of Brahman, it reaches the eternal supreme abode. Attaining intimate union there without loss of identity, it rejoices together with the One attained.
सीमान्तसिन्ध्वाप्लुत एव धन्यो गत्वा परब्रह्मसुवीक्षितोऽथ। प्राप्यं महानन्दमहाब्धिमग्नो नावर्तते जातु ततः पुनः सः॥१८५॥
Blessed, bathed in the boundary river and graciously beheld by the Supreme Brahman, the soul reaches the goal and sinks into the great ocean of supreme joy. It never returns from there again.