Shloka 20
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
अखिल दैवतं सर्व ब्रह्म ब्रह्मणि संश्रितम्
akhila-daivataṁ sarvaṁ brahma brahmaṇi saṁśritam
চূলাধাৰে ঘোষণা কৰে—সকলো দেৱতা, সমগ্ৰৰূপে, ব্ৰহ্মই; আৰু এই দেৱবহুত্ব শেষত ব্ৰহ্মতেই আশ্ৰিত—তেওঁ শ্ৰোতাক সাম্প্ৰদায়িক বিভেদৰ পৰা আঁতৰাই একত্বাধিষ্ঠিত নৈতিক দৃষ্টিলৈ দিশ দেখুৱায়।
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches theological and ethical integration: the many gods are expressions of one Brahman, and their reality is grounded in Brahman. This supports a non-sectarian outlook and encourages dharmic conduct based on seeing a single underlying reality rather than competing divine factions.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Chūlādhāra is instructing his interlocutor by articulating a metaphysical principle: the entire pantheon is encompassed by Brahman and depends upon Brahman, reframing devotion and duty within a unified vision of the Absolute.