Chatusloki Bhagavatam
Chatushshlokee bhaagavatam'
Shree bhagavaanuvaacha |
Jnyaanam' paramaguhyam' me yadvijnyaanasamanvitam |
Sarahasyam' tadangam' cha gri'haana gaditam' mayaa || 1 ||
Yaavaanaham' yathaabhaavo yadroopagunakarmakah' |
Tathaiva tattvavijnyaanamastu te madanugrahaat || 2 ||
Ahamevaasamevaagre naanyadyatsadasatparam |
Pashchaadaham' yadetachcha yo'vashishyeta so'smyaham || 3 ||
Ri'te'rtham' yatprateeyeta na prateeyeta chaatmani |
Tadvidyaadaatmano maayaam' yathaa''bhaaso yathaa tamah' || 4 ||
Yathaa mahaanti bhootaani bhooteshoochchaavacheshvanu |
Pravisht'aanyapravisht'aani tathaa teshu na teshvaham || 5 ||
Etaavadeva jijnyaasyam' tattvajijnyaasunaa''tmanah' |
Anvayavyatirekaabhyaam' yatsyaatsarvatra sarvadaa || 6 ||
Etanmatam' samaatisht'ha paramena samaadhinaa |
Bhavaankalpavikalpeshu na vimuhyati karhichit || 7 ||
Meaning
The Chatushloki Bhagavatam is the core essence of the entire Bhagavata Purana, where Lord Narayana directly imparts the highest spiritual truth to Brahma. The Lord begins by offering the knowledge of ultimate reality infused with wisdom, revealing both the secret and its inner limbs. He blesses Brahma with true understanding of His nature—His form, qualities, actions, and the reality of His existence. He declares that before creation, during creation, and after dissolution, He alone exists. Everything seen is Him and whatever remains after dissolution is also Him, establishing His absolute, eternal existence.
He explains that anything perceived apart from the Self (Paramatma) is merely illusion, similar to a reflection or darkness, which appears real but has no independent existence. As the five elements exist within all beings in various sizes while still remaining distinct, similarly the Lord pervades everything yet remains untouched and independent. A true seeker must examine the world using logical methods of “anvaya and vyatireka”—seeing God as the cause in every situation. By firmly absorbing this teaching in deep meditation, one becomes free from confusion, even amidst cycles of creation and dissolution.
Benefits:
• Gives clarity on Brahman, Maya, and the nature of the soul
• Removes confusion, ignorance, and existential doubts
• Strengthens meditation, self-realization, and inner stability
• Offers protection from mental restlessness and spiritual delusion
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