Shloka 15
अध्याय १६ — शङ्कर-उमा-वरदानम् तथा तण्डि-स्तुतिः (Śaṅkara–Umā Boon-Granting and Taṇḍi’s Hymn)
ब्रह्मा शतक्रतुर्विष्णुर्विश्वेदेवा महर्षय:,ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, इन्द्र, विश्वेदेव तथा महर्षि भी आपको यथार्थरूपसे नहीं जानते हैं। फिर हम कैसे जान सकते हैं। आपसे ही सबकी उत्पत्ति होती है तथा आपमें ही यह सारा जगत् प्रतिष्ठित है
brahmā śatakratur viṣṇur viśvedevā maharṣayaḥ | brahmā viṣṇur indro viśvedevā tathā maharṣayaḥ api tvāṃ yathārtharūpeṇa na jānanti | punaḥ vayaṃ kathaṃ jñātuṃ śaknumaḥ | tvattaḥ eva sarveṣāṃ utpattiḥ bhavati tvayi ca idaṃ sarvaṃ jagat pratiṣṭhitam |
Vāyu said: “Brahmā, Śatakratu (Indra), Viṣṇu, the Viśvedevas, and the great seers do not truly know you as you are. How then could we know? From you alone all beings arise, and in you this entire world is established.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the highest gods and sages cannot fully comprehend the Supreme as it truly is; therefore one should approach the divine with humility, recognizing it as the ultimate source and support of the cosmos.
Vāyu addresses a supreme divine presence, declaring that Brahmā, Indra, Viṣṇu, the Viśvedevas, and great seers cannot know that being’s true nature, and affirming that all creation arises from and rests upon that supreme reality.