Shloka 29
Sanatsujāta on the Imperceptible Eternal Light (यत्तच्छुक्रं महज्ज्योतिः)
पितामहो5स्मि स्थविर: पिता पुत्रश्न भारत । ममैव यूयामात्मस्था न मे यूयं न वो वयम्
pitāmaho 'smi sthaviraḥ pitā putraś ca bhārata | mamaiva yūyam ātmasthā na me yūyaṁ na vo vayam ||
Sanatsujāta sagte: „O Bhārata, ich bin dein betagter Ahnherr, dein Vater und auch dein Sohn. Ihr alle weilt in meinem eigenen Selbst; und doch seid ihr in der letzten Wahrheit nicht ‘mein’, noch bin ich ‘euer’.“
सनत्सुजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sanatsujāta points to the Self as the underlying reality in which all beings abide, while denying ultimate possessiveness and ownership. Even when one is the source and support of all relations (grandfather, father, son), the highest truth transcends ‘mine’ and ‘yours’; clinging to such notions is ignorance that obstructs dharma and peace.
In the Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata) on spiritual wisdom amid the looming conflict. This verse emphasizes a metaphysical perspective meant to loosen Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s attachment to familial identity and possessiveness, preparing him to hear counsel grounded in renunciation and right understanding.