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Shloka 26

Akalamṛtyu-kāraṇa and Bāla Antyeṣṭi: Age-graded Funeral Rites, Śrāddha Types, and Sonship Duties

Devanagari script

आकाशमेकं हि यथा चन्द्रादित्यौ यथैकतः / घटादिषु पृथक् सर्वं पश्य रूपं च तत्समम्

Transliteration

ākāśamekaṃ hi yathā candrādityau yathaikataḥ / ghaṭādiṣu pṛthak sarvaṃ paśya rūpaṃ ca tatsamam

Translation

Wie der Raum in Wahrheit einer ist und wie Mond und Sonne jeweils ein einziger Himmelskörper sind, so auch—obgleich es in Töpfen und anderen Gefäßen getrennt erscheint—erkenne, dass alles eins ist und seine Gestalt überall dieselbe.

Word by Word
आकाशम्space/sky
आकाशम्:
Upamana/Topic (उपमान/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootआकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमानपद (as the compared standard)
एकम्one
एकम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (आकाशम्)
हिindeed
हि:
Nipata (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphatic/causal particle)
यथाas
यथा:
Upamana-marker (Comparison/उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमानवाचक (comparative ‘as’)
चन्द्र-आदित्यौthe moon and the sun
चन्द्र-आदित्यौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootचन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (चन्द्रश्च आदित्यश्च)
यथाas
यथा:
Upamana-marker (Comparison/उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; उपमानवाचक
एकतःas one / in one way
एकतः:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकतः (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अव्यय-तसिल् (adverb)
घट-आदिषुin pots and the like
घट-आदिषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootघट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (घटः आदिः येषां तेषु)
पृथक्separately
पृथक्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; भेदवाचक (adverb ‘separately’)
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (रूपम्)
पश्यsee/observe
पश्य:
Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
रूपम्form/appearance
रूपम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन
चand
च:
Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
तत्-समम्equal to that / the same as that
तत्-समम्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (तत् एव समम्)
Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in discourse to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Apparent multiplicity is due to upādhi (limiting adjuncts); reality (like space) is one and undivided though seemingly partitioned by containers.

Vedantic Theme: Advaita-style upādhi-bheda: ghaṭākāśa/mahākāśa analogy; unity of essence beneath names and forms.

Application: Practice viveka: distinguish the unchanging substratum from changing forms; reduce identification with ‘containers’ (body, role, status) and cultivate equanimity.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: teaching setting (upadeśa)

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana jñāna-oriented passages employing drṣṭānta (space/pot) to teach unity of ātman/brahman

Characters & Entities
C
Chandra
A
Aditya

FAQs

It teaches that the underlying reality (like space) is one and unchanged, even when it seems divided by bodies or conditions—supporting detachment and right understanding of the self.

By emphasizing oneness beyond bodily 'containers,' it points to the soul’s continuity and the need to see beyond physical form—an essential mindset in Preta Kanda discussions of the subtle journey.

Practice seeing identity beyond external roles and the body; this reduces fear, grief, and ego-clinging, and supports dharmic living with steadiness.

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