Shloka 15
Instruction on Dharma and Truth as Viṣṇu’s Own Nature
with Teaching on Impermanence and Detachment
योसावात्मा मयोक्तः पूर्वमेव तवाग्रतः । सोयं विष्णुर्न संदेहो धर्मात्मा सर्वपालकः
yosāvātmā mayoktaḥ pūrvameva tavāgrataḥ | soyaṃ viṣṇurna saṃdeho dharmātmā sarvapālakaḥ
ذلك الذات الأعلى الذي وصفته لك من قبل أمامك—ها هو بعينه—إنه فيشنو حقًّا بلا ريب؛ جوهره الدهرما وهو حامي الجميع.
Unspecified (narrative speaker within the Bhūmi-khaṇḍa dialogue context)
Concept: The Supreme Self previously taught is none other than Viṣṇu—righteous by nature and protector of all.
Application: Anchor spiritual practice in a clear iṣṭa: contemplate Viṣṇu as the indwelling Self; let that certainty reduce anxiety and increase ethical steadiness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teacher-sage gestures toward Viṣṇu revealed as the luminous inner Self—his form simultaneously personal and cosmic, with a calm gaze that dissolves doubt. The listener stands in attentive stillness as a subtle heart-lotus glow appears, suggesting the Paramātman’s presence within all beings.","primary_figures":["Viṣṇu (as Paramātman)","Teaching sage/narrator figure","Listener (disciple/Devī or interlocutor, unspecified)"],"setting":"A quiet hermitage veranda opening to a star-clear sky; symbolic heart-lotus motifs and a faint cosmic lotus behind Viṣṇu.","lighting_mood":"moonlit","color_palette":["deep indigo","soft silver","lotus pink","warm gold","sage green"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Viṣṇu as Paramātman with expansive gold leaf halo, seated on lotus, right hand in jñāna/abhaya gesture, sage and listener at sides, ornate arch and lotus borders, rich reds and greens, gem-studded ornaments; emphasize doctrinal clarity and serenity.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate teaching scene in a hermitage, delicate faces, cool night palette, subtle glow around Viṣṇu, fine textile patterns, distant trees and a quiet river hinted; contemplative mood and refined linework.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: frontal Viṣṇu with large tranquil eyes, bold outlines, yellow halo, sage and listener in respectful poses, stylized lotus-heart motif at center; natural pigments with red/yellow/green dominance.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Viṣṇu centered within a mandala of lotuses, symmetrical borders, small figures of sage and listener below, deep blue ground with gold and pink lotus detailing; devotional textile composition emphasizing ‘sarva-pālaka’."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"serene","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft bell at verse end","night insects","silence"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: योसावात्मा = यः + सः + आत्मा (ओ/आव्-आदेशः छन्दसि/सन्धि-रूप); मयोक्तः = मया + उक्तः; तवाग्रतः = तव + अग्रतः; सोयं = सः + अयम्; विष्णुर्न = विष्णुः + न (विसर्ग-सन्धिः)।
FAQs
It identifies the previously described Supreme Self (Ātman) explicitly with Viṣṇu, asserting this identification as certain and doctrinally decisive.
Viṣṇu is described as dharmātmā (righteous in essence) and sarva-pālaka (the universal protector), linking divinity with moral order and cosmic guardianship.
It implies that true divinity is inseparable from dharma; devotion and understanding should align with righteousness, protection, and the sustaining of moral order.