Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 55
देहान्ते परमं स्थानं यत्सुरैरपि दुर्लभम्। प्राप्नोति पुरुषो नित्यं महामायाप्रसादतः ॥ ५५ ॥
dēhāntē paramaṁ sthānaṁ yatsurairapi durlabham | prāpnōti puruṣō nityaṁ mahāmāyāprasādataḥ || 55 ||
Translation
And at the end of the body, by the grace of Mahāmāyā, that person attains for ever the supreme abode, hard to reach even for the gods.
Word by word
- dēhāntē
- at the end of the body
- paramaṁ sthānaṁ
- the supreme abode
- yat
- which
- suraiḥ api
- even by the gods
- durlabham
- hard to reach
- prāpnōti
- attains
- puruṣaḥ
- the person
- nityaṁ
- for ever
- mahāmāyāprasādataḥ
- by the grace of Mahāmāyā
Meaning
After the worldly fruits comes the final one: the highest state after death, given by the grace of the Goddess.