Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvitiya Skandha, Shloka 12
Puruṣa-sūkta Logic of the Virāṭ: Cosmic Anatomy, Sacrifice, and the Lord’s Transcendence
धर्मस्य मम तुभ्यं च कुमाराणां भवस्य च । विज्ञानस्य च सत्त्वस्य परस्यात्मा परायणम् ॥ १२ ॥
dharmasya mama tubhyaṁ ca kumārāṇāṁ bhavasya ca vijñānasya ca sattvasya parasyātmā parāyaṇam
The consciousness of that Great Person is the very abode of dharma—mine, yours, the four Kumāras’, and Bhava’s (Śiva’s) as well. That same consciousness is the shelter of truth, sattva, and transcendental knowledge.
FAQs
This verse states that the Supreme Self (the Lord/Paramātmā) is the final refuge and ultimate shelter of dharma and all genuine spiritual paths.
Brahmā is clarifying to Nārada that even exalted authorities and paths—Dharma, the Kumāras’ jñāna, and Śiva’s devotion—ultimately culminate in taking shelter of the Supreme Lord.
Align duties, learning, and personal growth with remembrance and devotion to the Lord—treating Him as the final aim behind ethics, knowledge, and inner purity.