Shloka 7
Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas
Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue
शिष्य उवाच कुतश्चाहं कुतश्च त्वं तत्सत्यं ब्रूहि यत्परम् । कुतो जातानि भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च
śiṣya uvāca | kutaścāhaṃ kutaśca tvaṃ tatsatyaṃ brūhi yatparam | kuto jātāni bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca ||
শিষ্য বলিল—হে বিপ্রবর! আমি কোথা হইতে আসিয়াছি, আর আপনি কোথা হইতে আসিয়াছেন? যে পরম তত্ত্ব, তাহা সত্যরূপে বলুন। স্থাবর ও জঙ্গম—সমস্ত প্রাণী কোন উৎস হইতে উৎপন্ন?
शिष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a foundational inquiry: the disciple seeks the highest truth (parama-tattva) by asking about the ultimate source of self, teacher, and all beings—movable and immovable—thus setting the stage for a metaphysical explanation of creation and reality.
In a teacher–disciple setting, the student respectfully questions the learned teacher about origins—his own, the teacher’s, and the entire world of living beings—requesting a truthful exposition of the supreme principle behind existence.