Shloka 52
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
देवैरपि न शक््यस्त्वं परिज्ञातुं कुतो मया । त्वयि सर्वे सम दृश्यन्ते भावा ये जगति स्थिता:
devair api na śakyas tvaṃ parijñātuṃ kuto mayā | tvayi sarve sama dṛśyante bhāvā ye jagati sthitāḥ ||
«حتى الآلهة لا يستطيعون أن يعرفوك على حقيقتك—فكيف لي أنا؟ ففيك تُرى جميعُ الأحوال والكيانات القائمة في هذا العالم».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches epistemic humility: ultimate reality (addressed as “you”) cannot be fully comprehended even by the gods, so a human speaker should acknowledge limits of knowledge. It also conveys an all-encompassing vision in which all worldly entities and states are contained within that supreme principle/person.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, voices reverent astonishment toward a transcendent figure, declaring that complete understanding is impossible and that all phenomena of the world are perceived as present within that being. The statement functions as a devotional and philosophical affirmation within the unfolding events of Śalya Parva.