Shloka 60
यत्रेदं व्यज्यते विश्वं विश्वस्मिन्नवभाति यत् । तत् त्वं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिराकाशमिव विस्तृतम् ॥ ६० ॥
yatredaṁ vyajyate viśvaṁ viśvasminn avabhāti yat tat tvaṁ brahma paraṁ jyotir ākāśam iva vistṛtam
My Lord, the impersonal Brahman spreads everywhere like sunlight or the sky, and within it the whole universe is manifested and shines. That supreme Brahman, that supreme effulgence, is You.
In Vedic literature it is said that everything is Brahman and nothing else. The whole cosmic manifestation rests on the Brahman effulgence. The impersonalists, however, cannot understand how such a huge cosmic manifestation can rest on a person. Thus this inconceivable power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not understood by the impersonalists; therefore they are puzzled and always denying that the Absolute Truth is a person. This wrong impression is cleared by Lord Śiva himself, who says that the impersonal Brahman, which is spread all over the universe, is nothing but the Supreme Lord Himself. Here it is clearly said that the Lord is spread everywhere, just like the sunshine, by virtue of His Brahman feature. This example is very easy to understand. All the planetary systems are resting upon the sunshine, yet the sunshine and the source of sunshine are aloof from the planetary manifestations. Similarly, the sky or air is spread everywhere; air is within a pot, but it also touches filthy places and sanctified places alike. In any case, the sky is uncontaminated. The sunshine also touches filthy places and sanctified places, and both are actually produced by the sun, but in any case the sun is aloof from all filthy things. Similarly, the Lord exists everywhere. There are pious things and impious things, but in the śāstras the pious things are described as the front of the Supreme Lord, whereas impious things are described as the back of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Bhagavad-gītā (9.4) the Lord clearly says:
FAQs
This verse states that the universe is manifested within the Supreme Brahman and also appears and shines within Him—indicating Brahman as the underlying, all-pervading reality.
Lord Śiva was instructing the Pracetās in spiritual realization and devotion, guiding them to understand the Absolute Truth as the supreme, all-pervading light behind the cosmos.
Practice seeing the Divine presence as the underlying reality in all situations—cultivating steadiness, humility, and devotion rather than being overwhelmed by temporary appearances.