Shloka 32
The Glory of the Mother-and-Father Tīrtha
Within the Vena Episode
सर्वं पश्यति वै कर्म कृतं त्रैलोक्यवासिनाम् । तेषामुक्तमकर्णश्च स शृणोति सुसाक्ष्यदः
sarvaṃ paśyati vai karma kṛtaṃ trailokyavāsinām | teṣāmuktamakarṇaśca sa śṛṇoti susākṣyadaḥ
Wahrlich, Er sieht jede Handlung, die von den Bewohnern der drei Welten getan wird; und obwohl ohne Ohren, hört Er, was sie sprechen—Er, der vollkommene Zeuge, der wahres Zeugnis verleiht.
Unspecified (narratorial/teaching voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa context)
Concept: The Lord is the perfect witness: He sees all karma and hears all speech, even without sensory organs—nothing escapes moral causality.
Application: Practice truthfulness and restraint in speech; perform vratas and charity without hypocrisy, remembering the inner witness.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A vast tripartite cosmos is shown like three stacked realms: earthly villages, mid-air celestial pathways, and Indra’s shining court. At the center, an invisible axis of light—symbolizing the Sākṣin—threads through all beings, with tiny golden lines connecting every spoken word and deed back to the radiant witness.","primary_figures":["Nārāyaṇa as Sākṣin (formless light or subtle Vishnu silhouette)","Beings of the three worlds (humans, gandharvas, devas)"],"setting":"Cosmic panorama with layered worlds, miniature scenes of daily actions, and a central luminous pillar.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","sunlit gold","cloud white","vermillion","smoky violet"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: three-tiered cosmic composition with gold leaf borders; central radiant pillar as the Sākṣin, embossed gold motifs of chakra and shankha; upper tier Indra’s court with jewel tones, lower tier earthly scenes; heavy ornamentation and rich reds/greens.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical layered landscapes for the three worlds, delicate figures performing actions; a subtle translucent glow in the center indicating the witness; cool blues and soft gold washes, refined detailing.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: stylized three-world mandala, bold outlines; central golden presence as antaryāmin; rhythmic patterns and natural pigment palette with temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: circular mandala of three realms around a central radiant lotus; intricate floral borders; small vignettes of karma (charity, prayer, deceit) linked by golden threads to the center; deep blues and gold accents."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["tanpura drone","soft mridangam pulse","distant conch shell","wind through trees"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: trailokyavāsinām → trailokya-vāsinām; teṣāmuktamakarṇaśca → teṣām + uktam + akarṇaḥ + ca; susākṣyadaḥ → su-sākṣya-daḥ.
FAQs
The verse points to the all-pervading divine witness (sākṣī)—a principle of omniscience that is not limited by physical organs, yet knows and registers all deeds and words across the three worlds.
It teaches accountability: no action or speech is truly hidden, because the cosmic witness observes all karma and thus encourages truthful, restrained, and righteous conduct.
By stating that all deeds of trailokya’s inhabitants are seen, it frames karma as universally operative—actions and words in any realm remain knowable and morally consequential.