[Chaturamnaya] Prashnottara Ratna Malika - 31

[S Jayanarayanan]

(Continued from previous post)
 
 
Q177. पात्रं किमन्नदाने? 
Who is the proper recipient of a gift of food?
A177. क्षुधितं |
One who is hungry.
 
 
Q178. कोऽर्च्योहि? 
Indeed, who is worthy of being worshiped?
A178. भगवदवताराः ।
An incarnation of Godhead.
 
 
Q179. कश्च भगवान्?
Who is Bhagavan?
A179. महेशः शंकरनारायणात्मैकः |
The Supreme Lord, who is at the same time Shankara and Narayana.
 
 
Q180. फलमपि भगवत्भक्तेः किं? 
What is the result of devotion to Bhagavan?
A180. तल्लोकसाक्षात्वं ।
Direct realization of his abode and his form.
 
 
Q181. मोक्षश्च को? 
What is liberation?
A181. ह्यविद्यास्तमयः |
Real liberation means becoming free from ignorance.
 
 
Q182. कः सर्ववेदभूः 
What is the origin of all the Vedas?
A182. अथचॊं |
The sacred syllable Aum.
 
 
  इत्येषा कण्ठस्था प्रश्नोत्तररत्नमालिका येषां।
  ते मुक्ताभरणा इव विमलाश्चाभान्ति सत्समाजेषु॥
 
Those who recite by heart this Gem Necklace of questions and answers
shine by their purity among the noble people, like a pearl necklace.
 
 
(Concluded)