Chapter Four (चतुर्थोऽध्यायः॥)

विष्णुर्ब्रह्म तथाऽदातेत्येवं नित्यमुपासनम्‌। कार्यमापद्यपि ब्रह्म तेन यात्यपरोक्षताम्‌ ॥१॥

“Viṣṇu is Brahman and likewise the Lord” — meditation in this manner should be practised constantly, even in adversity. Through such meditation, Brahman becomes directly apprehended. (1)

प्रारब्धकर्मणोऽन्यस्य ज्ञानादेव परिक्षयः। अनिष्टस्योभयस्यापि सर्वस्यान्यस्य भोगतः ॥२॥

All undesirable karma other than prārabdha, whether pertaining to the period before or after the rise of knowledge, is completely exhausted through knowledge alone; all remaining karma is exhausted through experience. (2)

उत्तरेषूत्तरेष्वेवं यावद्वायुं विमुक्तिगाः। प्रविश्य भुञ्जते भोगांस्तदन्तर्बहिरेव वा ॥३॥

वायुर्विष्णुं प्रविश्यैव भोगांश्चैवोत्तरोत्तरम्‌। उत्क्रम्य मानुषा मुक्तिं यान्ति देहक्षयात् सुराः ॥४॥

अर्चिरादिपथा वायुं प्राप्य तेन जनार्दनम्‌। यान्त्युत्तमा नरोच्चाद्या ब्रह्मलोकात् सहाऽमुना ॥५॥

Those proceeding toward liberation enter successively higher beings, up to Vāyu, and experience enjoyments either within them or outside them. Vāyu, in turn, enters Viṣṇu Himself. Their enjoyments are progressively higher. Human beings attain liberation by departing from their bodies, while the gods attain it through the dissolution of their bodies. The higher souls, beginning with the highest among human beings, reach Vāyu by the path beginning with flame and, through him, attain Janārdana, proceeding from Brahmaloka together with him. (3–5)

यथासङ्कल्पभोगाश्च चिदानन्दशरीरिणः। जगत्सृष्ट्यादिविषये महासामर्थ्यमप्यृते ॥६॥

यथेष्टशक्तिमन्तश्च विना स्वाभाविकोत्तमान्‌। अनन्यवशगाश्चैव वृद्धिह्रासविवर्जिताः। दुःखादिरहितं नित्यं मोदन्तेऽविरतं सुखम्‌ ॥७॥

Their enjoyments accord with their will, and they possess bodies of consciousness and bliss, but they do not possess the supreme powers relating to the creation of the universe and the like. They possess powers according to their desire and, except for those naturally superior to them, are subject to no one else. Free from increase and decrease, they rejoice eternally and without interruption in happiness devoid of sorrow and the like. (6–7)

पूर्णप्रज्ञेन मुनिना सर्वशास्त्रार्थसङ्ग्रहः। कृतोऽयं प्रीयतां तेन परमात्मा रमापतिः ॥८॥

This compendium of the meaning of all the scriptures was composed by the sage Pūrṇaprajña. May the Supreme Self, the Lord of Ramā, be pleased by it. (8)

नमो नमोऽशेषदोषदूरपूर्णगुणात्मने। विरिञ्चिशर्वपूर्वेड्‌यवन्द्याय श्रीवराय ते ॥९॥

Obeisance, obeisance to You, the Lord of Śrī, who are far removed from every defect, whose nature is replete with perfect qualities, and who are worthy of praise and worship by Viriñci, Śarva, and others. (9)

॥इति चतुर्थोऽध्यायः॥

Thus ends the fourth chapter.

इति श्रीमदानन्दतीर्थभगवत्पादाचार्यविरचितं ब्रह्मसूत्राणुभाष्यं सम्पूर्णम्‌

Thus the Aṇubhāṣya on the Brahma Sūtras, composed by the venerable Ānandatīrtha Bhagavatpādācārya, is complete.