Shloka 8
जनक–सुलभा संवादः
Janaka–Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment
दृश्यादृश्ये हानुगतं स्वभावेन महाद्युते । अव्यक्तमत्र तद् ब्रह्म बुध्यते तात केवलम्
dṛśyādṛśye hānugataṃ svabhāvena mahādyute | avyaktaṃ atra tad brahma budhyate tāta kevalam ||
قال فاسيشثا: «يا ذا البهاء، إن ما ينفذ بطبيعته في المرئيّ وغير المرئيّ يُفهم هنا على أنه براهْمَن في وجهه غير المتجلّي وحده. ولأنه حاضر حضورًا ذاتيًّا في كل ما يُدرَك وما لا يُدرَك، فهو الأساس العليم لكل تجربة.»
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Brahman in its unmanifest (avyakta) aspect pervades both the visible and invisible realms by its own nature; realizing this all-pervasive ground is the basis for true understanding beyond sensory appearances.
Vasiṣṭha is instructing a royal or radiant listener, shifting attention from external phenomena (seen/unseen objects) to the underlying unmanifest Brahman that pervades them, framing a contemplative, knowledge-centered ethic within Śānti Parva’s discourse.