Shloka 30
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
वेदांश्व वेद्यं तु विधिं च कृत्स्न- मथो निरुक्त परमार्थतां च । सर्व शरीरात्मनि य: प्रवेद तस्यैव देवा: स्पृहयन्ति नित्यम्
vedāṁś ca vedyaṁ tu vidhiṁ ca kṛtsnam atho nirukta-paramārthatāṁ ca | sarva-śarīrātmani yaḥ pravedā tasyaiva devāḥ spṛhayanti nityam ||
ব্যাসে ক’লে—যি সকলো দেহৰ ভিতৰত অৱস্থিত আত্মাক যথাৰ্থভাবে জানে, সি সাৰৰূপে বেদসমূহ, জ্ঞেয় সকলো, বিধি-নিয়মৰ সম্পূৰ্ণ পৰিসৰ (কৰ্মকাণ্ড), অৰ্থপ্ৰকাশক নিৰুক্ত আৰু পৰম সত্য—এই সকলো জানে। এনে সৰ্বাত্ম-জ্ঞানি জনক সেৱা কৰিবলৈ দেৱতাসকলেও নিত্যে আকাঙ্ক্ষা কৰে।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-knowledge is presented as the culmination of all learning: one who realizes the indwelling Self in all beings thereby comprehends the Vedas, the knowable, ritual injunctions, interpretive meaning, and ultimate truth; such a realized person becomes spiritually eminent, even attracting the reverence of the gods.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vyāsa delivers a doctrinal statement elevating the knower of the universal indwelling Self above mere textual or ritual mastery, portraying divine beings themselves as eager to honor and serve such a sage.