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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.31.29

विदुर उवाच सोऽयमद्य महायोगिन् भवता करुणात्मना । दर्शितस्तमस: पारो यत्राकिञ्चनगो हरि: ॥ २९ ॥
vidura uvāca
[vidura uvaacha]
so ’yam adya mahā-yogin
[so ’yam adya mahaa-yogin]
bhavatā karuṇātmanā
[bhavataa karunaatmanaa]
darśitas tamasaḥ pāro
[darshitas tamasah paaro]
yatrākiñcana-go hariḥ
[yatraakinchana-go harih]
Word-for-word
viduraḥ uvāca — Vidura said saḥ — that ayam — this adya — today mahā-yogin — O great mystic bhavatā — by you karuṇa-ātmanā — most merciful darśitaḥ — I have been shown tamasaḥ — of the darkness pāraḥ — the other side yatra — where akiñcana-gaḥ — approachable by the materially free hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vidura uvāca
viduraḥ uvāca
Vidura said
so ’yam adya mahā-yogin
bhavatā karuṇātmanā
darśitas tamasaḥ pāro
saḥ
that
ayam
this
adya
today
mahā-yogin
O great mystic
bhavatā
by you
karuṇa-ātmanā
most merciful
darśitaḥ
I have been shown
tamasaḥ
of the darkness
pāraḥ
the other side
yatrākiñcana-go hariḥ
yatra
where
akiñcana-gaḥ
approachable by the materially free
hariḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Śrī Vidura said: O great mystic, O greatest of all devotees, by your causeless mercy I have been shown the path of liberation from this world of darkness. By following this path, a person liberated from the material world can return home, back to Godhead.
Purport

This material world is called tamaḥ, dark, and the spiritual world is called light. The Vedas enjoin that everyone should try to get out of the darkness and go to the kingdom of light. Information of that kingdom of light can be attained through the mercy of a self-realized soul. One also has to get rid of all material desires. As soon as one frees himself from material desires and associates with a liberated person, the path back home, back to Godhead, is clear.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Vidura said: Great yogī! Being most merciful, you have today shown me the world beyond the ocean of saṁsāra, where the Lord attains his devotee. Tamasaḥ means the ocean of saṁsāra. On the other side of the ocean resides the Lord attains his devotee. It goes without saying that the devotee attains the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
By your causeless mercy I've been shown the path of liberation from darkness; one liberated can return home. Recognition that mercy was causeless makes the path itself sweeter; humility seasons the journey.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I imagine mercy I've received was earned, and how does that limit my gratitude?
  • What would 'causeless mercy' framing add to my next prayer of thanks?
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