Shloka 185
Puṣkara Mahatmya: Brahmā’s Lotus-Tīrtha, Sacrifice, Initiation, and Kṣetra-Dharma
इति तत्वस्य संभारं तत्वसंख्या च तत्वतः । ब्रह्मतत्वाधिकं चापि श्रुत्वा तत्वं विदुर्बुधाः
iti tatvasya saṃbhāraṃ tatvasaṃkhyā ca tatvataḥ | brahmatatvādhikaṃ cāpi śrutvā tatvaṃ vidurbudhāḥ
وهكذا، بعد سماع المجموع الكامل للمبادئ، وإحصاءها على وفق الحقيقة، وكذلك المبدأ الذي هو أسمى من البراهمان، يعرف الحكماء الحقيقةَ الحقّة.
Unspecified (continuation verse within the Adhyaya; speaker not identifiable from the single shloka alone)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ब्रह्मतत्वाधिकं चापि = ब्रह्मतत्त्वाधिकम् + च + अपि। विदुर्बुधाः = विदुः + बुधाः।
FAQs
It refers to the systematic counting and classification of fundamental principles (tattvas)—a philosophical mapping of reality—presented “tatvataḥ,” i.e., as they truly are.
In many Purāṇic-Vaiṣṇava contexts, “Brahman” can denote an impersonal absolute, while the text may assert a further, supreme reality beyond that—often understood as the highest personal divine principle.
True understanding arises from attentive hearing and discerning reflection on sound teaching: by learning the structure of reality (tattvas) and their hierarchy, the wise arrive at genuine knowledge of the ultimate.