taṁ tvām ahaṁ deva-varaṁ vareṇyaṁ
taṁ tvām ahaṁ deva-varaṁ vareṇyaṁ
prapadya īśaṁ pratibodhanāya
chindhy artha-dīpair bhagavan vacobhir
granthīn hṛdayyān vivṛṇu svam okaḥ
I surrender to you, the Lord, the most worthy of praise, worshipped by the devatās, in order to awaken me from sleeping in māyā. O Lord! Please cut the knots in the heart by your words which reveal the highest truth. Please describe the method to attain Vaikuṇṭha.
My ignorance having been destroyed by the mercy of your devotees, I see you alone as the goal. That is expressed in this verse. Pratibodhanāya (unto you who cause awakening) indicates “Please wake me up since I am sleeping in the bed of saṁsāra.” Cut the knots in the heart by words which reveal the spiritual truth (artha-dīpaiḥ). Speak about the path for attaining Vaikuṇṭha (svam okaḥ).
|| 8.24.54 ||
śrī-śuka uvāca
ity uktavantaṁ nṛpatiṁ
bhagavān ādi-pūruṣaḥ
matsya-rūpī mahāmbhodhau
viharaṁs tattvam abravīt
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Satyavrata had thus prayed to the Supreme Lord in the form of a fish, the Lord, while moving in the water of inundation, explained to him the Absolute Truth.
|| 8.24.55 ||
purāṇa-saṁhitāṁ divyāṁ
sāṅkhya-yoga-kriyāvatīm
satyavratasya rājarṣer
ātma-guhyam aśeṣataḥ
The Supreme Lord explained in detail to King Satyavrata the sacred Matsya Purāṇa, containing jñāna, bhakti and karma, and also describing the nature of the Lord.
Purāna-saṁhitām means Matsya Purāṇa.
|| 8.24.56 ||
aśrauṣīd ṛṣibhiḥ sākam
ātma-tattvam asaṁśayam
nāvy āsīno bhagavatā
proktaṁ brahma sanātanam
While sitting in the boat, King Satyavrata, accompanied by the sages, listened without doubt to the instructions of the Supreme Lord in regard to ātmā and eternal Brahman.
|| 8.24.57 ||
atīta-pralayāpāya
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