Shloka 35
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
अतः: प्रवर्तते सर्वमस्मिन् सर्व प्रतिष्ठितम् । अम्मिंक्ष प्रलयं याति अयमेक: सनातन:
ataḥ pravartate sarvam asmin sarvaṁ pratiṣṭhitam | asmin eva pralayaṁ yāti ayam ekaḥ sanātanaḥ ||
لذلك، منه يصدر كلّ شيء؛ وفيه يقوم الكون كلّه؛ وإليه تنحلّ الأشياء عند زمن الفناء. هو وحده الشخص الأزلي—الأساس الثابت، والمصدر، والمنتهى لجميع الكائنات.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a theistic-metaphysical unity: the supreme eternal Person is the origin (utpatti), support (sthiti/pratiṣṭhā), and end (pralaya) of the entire cosmos. Ethically, it grounds dharma in recognizing a single ultimate foundation beyond transient forms.
Vāyudeva is speaking, affirming the supremacy and eternality of the one Puruṣa by describing the cosmic cycle—creation, sustenance, and dissolution—as dependent on and returning to Him.