yat tad viśuddhānubhava-mātram ekaṁ

yat tad viśuddhānubhava-mātram ekaṁ

sva-tejasā dhvasta-guṇa-vyavastham

pratyak praśāntaṁ sudhiyopalambhanaṁ

hy anāma-rūpaṁ nirahaṁ prapadye

I surrender with certainly to the Lord who is one alone, who is devoid of māyā by the power of his form, who is invisible, peaceful, realized by the intelligent, and who has no material form and name.

“Will not some people doubt that Rāma is God since he does not hold the conch and cakra and does not ride Garuḍa or display extraordinary powers?” Let those who doubt continue to doubt! But I realize personally Rāma as the supreme Brahman. I surrender to Rāma who is a state devoid of māyā. “But even a purified jīva is devoid of māyā.” His form is devoid of māyā by the power of his form (sva-tejasā). He is thus invisible (pratyak). Na cakṣuṣā paśyati rūpam asya: one cannot see his form by the eye. (Katha Upaniṣad 6.8) Yam evaiṣa vṛṇute tena labhyas tasyaiṣa ātmā vivṛṇute tanuṁ svām: he reveals his form to that person whom he chooses. (Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 3.2.3) He is thus devoid of all disturbances (praṣāntam). “Does that mean that Rāma cannot be seen?” He can be realized by a person having fine intelligence, because he is without material name and form. Etās tisro devatā anena jīvenātmanānupraviśya nāmarūpe vyākaravāṇi: entering the three devatās as jīva, I will reveal name and form. (Chāndogya Upaniṣad 6.3.2) The three devatās means fire, water and earth. I surrender to the Lord with certainty (niḥ). Or I surrender without ahaṇkāra (niraham). The devotee thinks, “Surrender is accomplished by the Lord by his mercy, not by me, who have false identity as the doer.”

 

|| 5.19.5 ||

martyāvatāras tv iha martya-śikṣaṇaṁ