Bhagavad Gita · Purushottama YogaAdhyaay 15, Shloka 4 (15.4)
Mool Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
ततः पदं तत् परिमार्गितव्यं
यस्मिन् गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः
तमेव चाऽऽद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये
यतः प्रवृत्तिः प्रसृता पुराणी
॥ 15.4 ॥
tataḥ padaṃ tat parimārgitavyaṃ
yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ
tameva cā''dyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadye
yataḥ pravṛttiḥ prasṛtā purāṇī
Anuvaad
"— phir woh pad khojna chahiye jahan pahunch kar phir lautna nahin hota; (yeh bhaav rakh kar ki) 'main usi aadi purush ki sharan leta hoon jisse yeh sanaatan pravritti faili hai.'"
Bhaavaarth
Shankaracharya. yat padaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ tat parimārgitavyam, parimārgaṇam anveṣaṇaṃ jñātavyam ity arthaḥ — Vaishnav pad khojna = jaanna; kathaṃ parimārgitavyam iti āha — tam eva ca … ādyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadye ity evaṃ parimārgitavyaṃ taccharaṇatayā — kaise? "usi aadi purush ki sharan" — sharan-bhaav se.
Aacharya Ramanuja (15.3–15.4): vriksh ke sahi svaroop ka bodh aur sharan se — pad ki khoj.
Shreedhar Swami. tam eva cādyaṃ puruṣaṃ prapadye śaraṇaṃ vrajāmīty evam ekāntabhaktyānveṣṭavyam — "usi aadi purush ki sharan jaata hoon" — is ekaant bhakti se khojna.
Madhusoodan Saraswati. Khojne ka tareeka: guruṃ upasṛtya … vedāntavākyavicāreṇa parimārgitavyam — guru ke paas jaakar, Vedaant-vaakyon ke vichaar se; pramaan Chhandogya: so 'nveṣṭavyaḥ sa vijijñāsitavyaḥ.
Madhvacharya. na ca bhagavato 'nyaḥ śaraṇyo 'sti — Bhagavan ke siva koi sharan-yogya nahin; aur chedanopāyo hy atrākāṅkṣitaḥ — yahan kaatne ka upaay hi poochha gaya.